Question: Subset the data to include only one of the three colleges. Find a combination of numerical and categorical variables to include in cluster analysis. Determine
Subset the data to include only one of the three colleges. Find a combination of numerical and categorical variables to include in cluster analysis. Determine the appropriate number of clusters and write a report to explain your decision and describe how each cluster is different from other clusters.
| Applicant | Edu_Parent1 | Edu_Parent2 | Gender | White | Asian | HSGPA | SAT/ACT | College | Admitted | Enrolled | College_GPA |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | M | 0 | 1 | 4.08 | 1460 | Business & Economics | Yes | No | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | F | 0 | 0 | 3.59 | 1180 | Math & Science | No | No | |
| 3 | 7 | 7 | M | 1 | 0 | 4.25 | 1340 | Arts & Letters | Yes | No | |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | M | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 1190 | Business & Economics | No | No | |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | F | 1 | 0 | 3.90 | 1290 | Business & Economics | No | No | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | F | 0 | 0 | 3.36 | 1090 | Arts & Letters | No | No | |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | F | 1 | 0 | 4.26 | 1430 | Math & Science | Yes | Yes | 3.956 |
| 8 | 7 | 6 | F | 1 | 0 | 4.32 | 1240 | Math & Science | Yes | No | |
| 9 | 7 | 6 | F | 1 | 0 | 3.41 | 1230 | Arts & Letters | No | No | |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | M | 0 | 1 | 3.75 | 1510 | Arts & Letters | Yes | No | |
| 11 | 7 | 7 | M | 1 | 0 | 2.62 | 1330 | Arts & Letters | No | No | |
| 12 | 7 | 7 | M | 1 | 0 | 2.46 | 1170 | Arts & Letters | No | No | |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | F | 1 | 0 | 3.83 | 1210 | Business & Economics | No | No | |
| 14 | 6 | 6 | M | 0 | 0 | 3.88 | 1340 | Business & Economics | Yes | No | |
| 15 | 7 | 6 | M | 1 | 0 | 3.21 | 1190 | Math & Science | No | No | |
| 16 | 7 | 7 | M | 1 | 0 | 3.62 | 1460 | Business & Economics | Yes | No | |
| 17 | 7 | 7 | M | 0 | 0 | 3.72 | 1270 | Arts & Letters | No | No | |
| 18 | 7 | 7 | M | 1 | 0 | 4.12 | 1460 | Math & Science | Yes | No | |
| 19 | 6 | 6 | F | 0 | 0 | 3.11 | 930 | Arts & Letters | No | No | |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | M | 0 | 0 | 3.11 | 880 | Math & Science | No | No | |
| 21 | 7 | 6 | M | 1 | 0 | 4.25 | 1560 | Business & Economics | Yes | No | |
| 22 | 7 | 7 | M | 1 | 0 | 3.23 | 1510 | Math & Science | No | No | |
| 23 | 3 | 3 | M | 0 | 0 | 3.67 | 1430 | Math & Science | Yes | No | |
| 24 | 6 | 6 | M | 1 | 0 | 3.52 | 1450 | Math & Science | Yes | No | |
| 25 | 4 | 7 | M | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 1040 | Arts & Letters | No | No | |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | F | 1 | 0 | 3.88 | 1220 | Arts & Letters | No | No | |
| 27 | 6 | 7 | F | 0 | 1 | 4.05 | 1360 | Arts & Letters | Yes | No | |
| 28 | 6 | 7 | M | 1 | 0 | 4.06 | 1220 | Business & Economics | No | No | |
| 29 | 7 | 6 | M | 1 | 0 | 3.95 | 1340 | Math & Science | Yes | Yes | 3.361 |
| 30 | 7 | 6 | F | 0 | 1 | 3.96 | 1340 | Math & Science | Yes | No |
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