Companies, organizations and even governments are turning to behavioral economics. The reason: Smartly designed and implemented behavioral interventions change the way we make decisions, alter the way organizations operate and influence how policies are implemented.

Within the past year, multiple teams made up of CMU Department of Statistics & Data Science Ph.D. students have placed in the top five at major datathons.

 

"I believe winning was the combination of constant exposure to cutting edge statistical methodologies with a rigorous training in both application and theory," said Nic Dalmasso.