Data Crusaders analyzed data from 17 of the world's most populous countries to explore how population growth affects energy use.
“It was an excellent choice of research topic,” he said. Isil Koyuncu, the team's faculty advisor and assistant professor of management science and statistics. “This is very relevant and it is very important to consider society and sustainability. Further research is needed in this area.”
The students' discoveries were surprising. They expected that as a country's population increases, energy consumption will also increase. And this was true in about 75% of countries.
However, in the rest of the country, energy use appears to be flat or declining. The research team hypothesized that this is due to increased energy conservation efforts and the miniaturization and increased efficiency of modern electronic devices.
Data Crusaders also tracks the adoption of renewable energy sources over time, and its data shows that reliance on renewable energy more than doubled from 1995 to 2021. Masu.
Jeong recalls that Koyuncu inspired the team to take the classroom project and make it a Curiosity Cup contender.
“From the beginning, she encouraged us to apply for the Curiosity Cup and has been supportive throughout,” Chong said. “And while she was doing that, she realized that she had a good chance of making it to the Curiosity Cup, so she decided to polish it up and submit and ended up being a finalist.” I was able to become
For the Data Crusaders, this result was completely unexpected.
“I was really happy when I was selected!” said Karnik.
As contest winners, Data Crusaders members can choose from a variety of prizes, from an Apple iPad to a Nintendo Switch. All winners and runners-up will also receive 12 months of access to their chosen SAS software.
But for Data Crusaders, this experience alone was worth the effort they put into the project.
“We are starting to move towards mature data analysts,” Jeong said. “We are starting to have confidence in our abilities.”