Category Archives: Statistical Methods

Classic statistical methods other than forecasting, including data-analysis and data-mining methods.

Clustering and Segmentation of Ticketing Data

Client: Sabre Airline Solutions Team: Hunter Ross, Mary Liz Tuttle, Ramon Trespalacios Faculty Advisor: Dr. Barr   Year: 2014 Documents: Presentation, Report, Video Sabre Airline Solutions offers data solutions and software to aid airlines sell products, market themselves, and operate efficiently. … Continue reading

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Frito-Lay Out-of-Stock Inventory Modeling Tool

Client: Frito Lay Team: Matt Alfano, Brittany Masi Faculty Advisor: Dr. Barr Year: 2010 Documents: Presentation, Report, Video The project is to design and create an out-of-stock inventory tool that is user-friendly and able to historically scan data while predicting … Continue reading

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Optimizing Sales Force Levels for Gamesa

Client: Frito Lay Team: Rodrigo Cantu, Sergio Hueck, Rafael Virzi Faculty Advisor: Dr. Barr Year: 2012 Documents: Presentation, Report, Video Gamesa, a subsidiary of Frito-Lay, is a Mexican Cookie company that sells its product in many different countries, including the … Continue reading

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Telecom Mergers & Acquisitions: Economical & Technological Effects

Team:  Julianna LaFerney, Casey O’Brien Faculty Advisor: Dr. Siems Year: 2009 Documents: Final Report (Word), Final Presentation (PPT) Telecommunications industry is one of the most profitable and rapidly developing industries in the world and it is regarded as an indispensable … Continue reading

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Tuning-In on the Market: The Financial Impact of Project Delays in Product Development

Client: Microtune Inc. Team: Andrew Bass, Chris Ginder, Shan Zaidi Faculty Advisor: Dr. Siems Year: 2009 Documents: Final Report (Word), Final Presentation (PPT) The problem our team faced was how to account for the financial impact of project delays in … Continue reading

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More Than Just Great Food: Factors Influencing Customer Traffic in Restaurants

Client: Team: Emily Moravec, Megan Siems, Christine Van Horn Faculty advisor:  Dr. Siems  Year: 2009 Documents: Final report (Word), Final presentation (PPT) Although our client is a world leader in casual dining, the company experienced a decrease in overall customer … Continue reading

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Assessing the Effectiveness of the Dallas Police Dept.’s First Offender Programs

Client: Dallas Police Department Team:  Kyle E. Kidd, Eric B. Lakey, S. Tyler Nau Faculty advisor: Dr. Richard Barr Year: 1995 Documents:   Final report The purpose of this study is to analyze historical data on the Dallas Police Department’s First … Continue reading

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NASA Production Center Process Improvements

Client: National Aeronautics and Space  Administration Team:  Chris Genda, Loan Ngoyen, Valerie Vlahos, John Williams Faculty advisor: Dr. Richard Barr     Year: 1997 Documents:    Final presentation The present operations procedures used by the NASA Manufacturing Di­vision has room for improvement in … Continue reading

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