show me the numbers.

Why am I crazy about numbers? Well, it all started last year with my senior thesis. A group of us led by Dr. Nicole Radziwill had the opportunity to analyze the production data from Starr Hill Brewery and the goal was to improve the overall beer brewing process. By using R to play with the numbers, we were able to use:

• descriptive statistics to characterize key metrics in the brewing process
• k-means clustering and derivative dynamic time warping to distinguish between good and bad batches
• multiple regression models to predict product volume loss during manufacturing
• and an ANOVA (analysis of variance) to determine if there was a statistically significant difference between percentage losses between products 

Cool huh? The project also employed Lean Six Sigma management methods and the DMAIC framework. Any time there are problems to solve with data, count me in!!