Research & writing

Following the evidence.

An interest in quantitative questions, careful interpretation, and the work behind a useful conclusion.

At CENTRUM PUCP, I supported faculty research on profitability forecasting, consumer spending, choice-based conjoint analysis, and pricing. The contribution below is documented in the published research.

Research assistance

Acknowledged research assistance

Cattle-ranch profitability research

I am acknowledged as J. Avilés for research assistance on page 478. The paper is authored by Anand N. Asthana.

Asthana, A. N. (2014). Profitability Prediction in Cattle Ranches in Latin America: A Machine Learning Approach. Global Veterinaria, 13(4), 473–495. DOI: 10.5829/idosi.gv.2014.13.04.1179.

The paper examines profitability prediction using a vector space model and kernel ridge regression. The publisher’s PDF is the source for the citation and acknowledgement. The educational example in the lab is an independent demonstration and makes no claim to reproduce the paper’s data, methods, or results.