Hi there! I'm Matthew Sandell. I've had a passion for statistics and analytics for over 5 years. My journey began with an early interest in federal fiscal policy. This led me to double-majoring in Data Analytics and Economics, where I am in my senior year.

I've taken great care with my work to always approach a project with a fundamental question - what are we trying to discover? This simple question has helped guide me through numerous analytics projects where I've presented my process and conclusion in a clear and concise way to technical and layman audiences. My approach to analytics is now carrying into my career as a Data Intern at the Institute for Public Policy and Economic Analysis in Spokane, Washington. 

Currently, I'm living in Cheney, Washington while I finish the last two quarters of my degrees. Outside of classes and working, I enjoy staying active offline with rock climbing, working out in the gym, and artwork. 

I've had the opportunity to work on some great projects and utilize a multitude of methods. 

My experience is largely with the following:

• Coding for Statistics (Proficient in R, experience with Python)
• Dialects of SQL across software - SSMS, Oracle, Mongo, MySQL
• Statistics applications - Minitab and SAS
• Microsoft Office Suite - Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access
• Machine Learning - Linear and Logistic Regression, Regression Trees, Bagging, Random Forests, GBM, Discriminant Analysis (Linear and Quadratic), Naive Bayes
• Dimension Reductionality - PCA and Sparse PCA, Factor Analysis, Cluster Analysis 
• Optimization - Linear and Non-Linear using Excel Solver Table