Dataset

Student Performance

Why did I choose this dataset?

I wanted to analyze students' performance and see if there was any correlation between a multitude of factors such as age, parental education, extracurricular activities, and more.

Progress

• Picked dataset
• Defined 10 questions
• Answered 10 questions using Pandas
• Added at least one data visualization (using Matplotlib and/or Seaborn) to each single question
• Prepared presentation slides to present at graduation

Questions

• Question 1: What is the average GPA of students who receive tutoring versus no tutoring?

  • Answer: Tutoring GPA: 2.10
  • No Tutoring GPA: 1.81
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• Question 2: What is the average GPA of students grouped by weekly study hours?

  • Answer: 0-5 hours 1.691647 6-10 hours 1.849145 11-15 hours 1.999016 16-20 hours 2.105937
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• Question 3: Max number of absences? Is there any correlation between the number absences and GPA?

  • Answer: 29
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• Question 4:Top 10 Students Versus Bottom 10

  • Answer: See Graph
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• Question 5: What is the average GPA of students who are involved in sports versus those who are not?

  • Answer: No Sports: 1.871240 Sports: 1.986381
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• Question 6: What is the average parental support for the top 20 students and the lower 20 students?

  • Answer: Average Parent Support Top 20 GPA: 3.2 Average Parent Support Bottom 20 GPA: 1.0
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• Question 7: How many students have between 0.0 - 1.0 GPA? 1.0 - 2.0? 2.0 - 3.0? 3.0 - 4.0?

  • Answer: Number of students with GPA in range 0.0 - 1.0: 468 Number of students with GPA in range 1.0 - 2.0: 806 Number of students with GPA in range 2.0 - 3.0: 797 Number of students with GPA in range 3.0 - 4.0: 314

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• Question 8: What is the ethnic breakdown of the sample?

  • Answer: Caucasian: 1207 African American: 493 Asian: 470 Other: 222
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• Question 9: What is the average GPA of students involved in volunteering versus those who are not?

  • Answer: No Volunteering: 1.904899 Volunteering: 1.913089
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• Question 10: What is the average GPA of students with parents who have different educational backgrounds?

  • Answer: None: 1.893045 High School: 1.944022 Some College: 1.929881 Bachelor's: 1.809082 Higher: 1.815812
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