Western Illinois University School of Accounting, Finance, Economics and Decision Sciences (AFED) will host the annual DataFest competition from Friday, April 12, through Sunday, April 14, on the WIU Quad Cities campus in Moline.
This event is open to any local community college or regional university student.
DataFest is a nationally coordinated program through the American Statistical Association (ASA). It challenges students to work collaboratively without faculty. Students must find their own data stories from this year’s data donors. This competition builds critical thinking, communication and technical skills designed to guide students to apply to their future careers.
The competition will begin at 5 p.m. April 12. Teams will work collaboratively to discover insights in large real-world datasets rich in information. Following the competition, teams will present their findings to a panel of judges at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Registration is required to participate. Travel awards are available for in-person participants.
To register teams, visit wiu.edu/cbt/afed/datafest. All teams must be registered by Wednesday, April 3. For more information on the School of AFED, visit wiu.edu/afed. For questions about DataFest, contact Jessica Lin at JL-Lin@wiu.edu.
