Homelessness in Wisconsin
Program: Data Science Master's Degree
Location: Wisconsin (remote)
Student: Joan Dirkman-Mills
My project examined the homelessness status in the state of Wisconsin. It looked at counts of homeless by Continuum of Care and by year. A Continuum of Care is a coordinated and comprehensive system for delivering services – like healthcare, elder care or housing. It is funded by HUD.
The datasets provided demographic data as well as classifications of causes of homelessness. This project used by machine learning and predictive analytics.
The goal of the project was to identify the major contributing causes to homelessness and identify policies that would address those causes.