Tony Cao, psychology major, won the April Madness Prediction Challenge in photo-finish over two computer scientists. This was the closest finish in the history. He recieved two Quinlans, for the best predictor of 2017 as well as (obviously) for the best non-cs predictor of 2017. Tony's overall score in class was in top 10 and he delivered some excellent presentations.
ABOUT TONY:
I am Yichen (Tony) Cao, a graduating senior majoring in psychology. As s student engaged in psychological research, I found that it is very important to be able to sort out in a reliable way what matters and what doesn’t. The Data 101 class provided me with the concepts and tools to find patterns and critical factors more easily and quickly. I have very little background in computer science, but I feel that I gained a great deal from the course. Knowing how to analyze data is equally important as knowing what code to use; having both enhenced my abilities
in many ways.
