This project explores the hidden structures within global health data by focusing on 46 Asian countries. Using the WHO Life Expectancy dataset, I applied various unsupervised learning techniques to group countries based on metrics like life expectancy, schooling, and adult mortality. Key features of this report include: Data Selection: Analysis focused on the year 2014 to ensure data completeness for critical variables like Alcohol consumption and Schooling. Methodology: A comparison of partitioning methods (K-means and PAM) and Hierarchical Clustering (Ward's method) to identify stable country groupings. Advanced Visualization: Use of dimensionality reduction techniques—MDS, t-SNE, and UMAP—to project complex, multi-dimensional data into intuitive 2D maps. Findings: The results reveal three distinct clusters: a "High-Performing" group (e.g., Japan, Singapore), an "Emerging" middle-income group (e.g., China, Thailand), and a "Challenged" group (e.g., Afghanistan, Yemen).

Input data, develop priors, model fitting, diagnostics, sensitivity analysis

This study performs a high-dimensional analysis of global food supply patterns using FAOSTAT data to identify distinct culinary archetypes. By moving beyond traditional geographic or economic groupings, this research utilizes advanced unsupervised learning techniques to categorize 207 nations based on 118 different food variables. Key Methodological Highlights: Cluster Tendency Validation: Verified the non-random nature of the dataset using a Hopkins Statistic of 1.0 and VAT (Visual Assessment of Cluster Tendency) plots. Multi-Dimensional Projection: Compared linear dimensionality reduction (PCA) with advanced non-linear techniques, including t-SNE and UMAP, to reveal complex cultural dietary "neighborhoods". Robust Clustering: Employed PAM (Partitioning Around Medoids) to identify four stable dietary archetypes: Western Industrialized, Cereal-based, Starchy-Root Subsistence, and Mediterranean/Diverse profiles. Findings: The analysis successfully identifies representative "medoid" entities such as the European Union (27) for Western diets and Net Food Importing Developing Countries for subsistence diets—providing a data-driven framework for understanding global nutrition transitions and food security.

Workshop 4 - Business Analytics for Decision Making Alberto Dorantes, Ph.D. Tec de Monterrey

Workshop 3 - Business Analytics for Decision Making Alberto Dorantes, Ph.D. Tec de Monterrey

Workshop 2 - Business Analytics for Decision Making Alberto Dorantes, Ph.D. Tec de Monterrey