Predicting Student Success and Dropout

Pritesh Shah

2023-11-27

Introduction

Dataset Overview

Purpose and Creation

Dataset Composition

Funding and Support

Data Characteristics

Data Exploration and Initial Findings

This section will cover the initial exploration of the dataset, looking into summary statistics, data structure, and preliminary visualizations to uncover insights and patterns.

# Load necessary libraries
library(tidyverse)

# Load the dataset
students_data <- read_delim("data.csv", delim = ";")

# TOp 10
head(students_data, 10)
## # A tibble: 10 × 37
##    `Marital status` `Application mode` `Application order` Course
##               <dbl>              <dbl>               <dbl>  <dbl>
##  1                1                 17                   5    171
##  2                1                 15                   1   9254
##  3                1                  1                   5   9070
##  4                1                 17                   2   9773
##  5                2                 39                   1   8014
##  6                2                 39                   1   9991
##  7                1                  1                   1   9500
##  8                1                 18                   4   9254
##  9                1                  1                   3   9238
## 10                1                  1                   1   9238
## # ℹ 33 more variables: `Daytime/evening attendance\t` <dbl>,
## #   `Previous qualification` <dbl>, `Previous qualification (grade)` <dbl>,
## #   Nacionality <dbl>, `Mother's qualification` <dbl>,
## #   `Father's qualification` <dbl>, `Mother's occupation` <dbl>,
## #   `Father's occupation` <dbl>, `Admission grade` <dbl>, Displaced <dbl>,
## #   `Educational special needs` <dbl>, Debtor <dbl>,
## #   `Tuition fees up to date` <dbl>, Gender <dbl>, …

Dataset Structure

# Examine the structure of the dataset
str(students_data)
## spc_tbl_ [4,424 × 37] (S3: spec_tbl_df/tbl_df/tbl/data.frame)
##  $ Marital status                                : num [1:4424] 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 ...
##  $ Application mode                              : num [1:4424] 17 15 1 17 39 39 1 18 1 1 ...
##  $ Application order                             : num [1:4424] 5 1 5 2 1 1 1 4 3 1 ...
##  $ Course                                        : num [1:4424] 171 9254 9070 9773 8014 ...
##  $ Daytime/evening attendance                      : num [1:4424] 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 ...
##  $ Previous qualification                        : num [1:4424] 1 1 1 1 1 19 1 1 1 1 ...
##  $ Previous qualification (grade)                : num [1:4424] 122 160 122 122 100 ...
##  $ Nacionality                                   : num [1:4424] 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 62 1 ...
##  $ Mother's qualification                        : num [1:4424] 19 1 37 38 37 37 19 37 1 1 ...
##  $ Father's qualification                        : num [1:4424] 12 3 37 37 38 37 38 37 1 19 ...
##  $ Mother's occupation                           : num [1:4424] 5 3 9 5 9 9 7 9 9 4 ...
##  $ Father's occupation                           : num [1:4424] 9 3 9 3 9 7 10 9 9 7 ...
##  $ Admission grade                               : num [1:4424] 127 142 125 120 142 ...
##  $ Displaced                                     : num [1:4424] 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 ...
##  $ Educational special needs                     : num [1:4424] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
##  $ Debtor                                        : num [1:4424] 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 ...
##  $ Tuition fees up to date                       : num [1:4424] 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 ...
##  $ Gender                                        : num [1:4424] 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 ...
##  $ Scholarship holder                            : num [1:4424] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 ...
##  $ Age at enrollment                             : num [1:4424] 20 19 19 20 45 50 18 22 21 18 ...
##  $ International                                 : num [1:4424] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ...
##  $ Curricular units 1st sem (credited)           : num [1:4424] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
##  $ Curricular units 1st sem (enrolled)           : num [1:4424] 0 6 6 6 6 5 7 5 6 6 ...
##  $ Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)        : num [1:4424] 0 6 0 8 9 10 9 5 8 9 ...
##  $ Curricular units 1st sem (approved)           : num [1:4424] 0 6 0 6 5 5 7 0 6 5 ...
##  $ Curricular units 1st sem (grade)              : num [1:4424] 0 14 0 13.4 12.3 ...
##  $ Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations): num [1:4424] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
##  $ Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)           : num [1:4424] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
##  $ Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)           : num [1:4424] 0 6 6 6 6 5 8 5 6 6 ...
##  $ Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)        : num [1:4424] 0 6 0 10 6 17 8 5 7 14 ...
##  $ Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)           : num [1:4424] 0 6 0 5 6 5 8 0 6 2 ...
##  $ Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)              : num [1:4424] 0 13.7 0 12.4 13 ...
##  $ Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations): num [1:4424] 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 ...
##  $ Unemployment rate                             : num [1:4424] 10.8 13.9 10.8 9.4 13.9 16.2 15.5 15.5 16.2 8.9 ...
##  $ Inflation rate                                : num [1:4424] 1.4 -0.3 1.4 -0.8 -0.3 0.3 2.8 2.8 0.3 1.4 ...
##  $ GDP                                           : num [1:4424] 1.74 0.79 1.74 -3.12 0.79 -0.92 -4.06 -4.06 -0.92 3.51 ...
##  $ Target                                        : chr [1:4424] "Dropout" "Graduate" "Dropout" "Graduate" ...
##  - attr(*, "spec")=
##   .. cols(
##   ..   `Marital status` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Application mode` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Application order` = col_double(),
##   ..   Course = col_double(),
##   ..   `Daytime/evening attendance   ` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Previous qualification` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Previous qualification (grade)` = col_double(),
##   ..   Nacionality = col_double(),
##   ..   `Mother's qualification` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Father's qualification` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Mother's occupation` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Father's occupation` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Admission grade` = col_double(),
##   ..   Displaced = col_double(),
##   ..   `Educational special needs` = col_double(),
##   ..   Debtor = col_double(),
##   ..   `Tuition fees up to date` = col_double(),
##   ..   Gender = col_double(),
##   ..   `Scholarship holder` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Age at enrollment` = col_double(),
##   ..   International = col_double(),
##   ..   `Curricular units 1st sem (credited)` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Curricular units 1st sem (enrolled)` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Curricular units 1st sem (approved)` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Curricular units 1st sem (grade)` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Unemployment rate` = col_double(),
##   ..   `Inflation rate` = col_double(),
##   ..   GDP = col_double(),
##   ..   Target = col_character()
##   .. )
##  - attr(*, "problems")=<externalptr>

Summary Statistics

# Display summary statistics for numerical variables
summary(select_if(students_data, is.numeric))
##  Marital status  Application mode Application order     Course    
##  Min.   :1.000   Min.   : 1.00    Min.   :0.000     Min.   :  33  
##  1st Qu.:1.000   1st Qu.: 1.00    1st Qu.:1.000     1st Qu.:9085  
##  Median :1.000   Median :17.00    Median :1.000     Median :9238  
##  Mean   :1.179   Mean   :18.67    Mean   :1.728     Mean   :8857  
##  3rd Qu.:1.000   3rd Qu.:39.00    3rd Qu.:2.000     3rd Qu.:9556  
##  Max.   :6.000   Max.   :57.00    Max.   :9.000     Max.   :9991  
##  Daytime/evening attendance\t Previous qualification
##  Min.   :0.0000               Min.   : 1.000        
##  1st Qu.:1.0000               1st Qu.: 1.000        
##  Median :1.0000               Median : 1.000        
##  Mean   :0.8908               Mean   : 4.578        
##  3rd Qu.:1.0000               3rd Qu.: 1.000        
##  Max.   :1.0000               Max.   :43.000        
##  Previous qualification (grade)  Nacionality      Mother's qualification
##  Min.   : 95.0                  Min.   :  1.000   Min.   : 1.00         
##  1st Qu.:125.0                  1st Qu.:  1.000   1st Qu.: 2.00         
##  Median :133.1                  Median :  1.000   Median :19.00         
##  Mean   :132.6                  Mean   :  1.873   Mean   :19.56         
##  3rd Qu.:140.0                  3rd Qu.:  1.000   3rd Qu.:37.00         
##  Max.   :190.0                  Max.   :109.000   Max.   :44.00         
##  Father's qualification Mother's occupation Father's occupation Admission grade
##  Min.   : 1.00          Min.   :  0.00      Min.   :  0.00      Min.   : 95.0  
##  1st Qu.: 3.00          1st Qu.:  4.00      1st Qu.:  4.00      1st Qu.:117.9  
##  Median :19.00          Median :  5.00      Median :  7.00      Median :126.1  
##  Mean   :22.28          Mean   : 10.96      Mean   : 11.03      Mean   :127.0  
##  3rd Qu.:37.00          3rd Qu.:  9.00      3rd Qu.:  9.00      3rd Qu.:134.8  
##  Max.   :44.00          Max.   :194.00      Max.   :195.00      Max.   :190.0  
##    Displaced      Educational special needs     Debtor      
##  Min.   :0.0000   Min.   :0.00000           Min.   :0.0000  
##  1st Qu.:0.0000   1st Qu.:0.00000           1st Qu.:0.0000  
##  Median :1.0000   Median :0.00000           Median :0.0000  
##  Mean   :0.5484   Mean   :0.01153           Mean   :0.1137  
##  3rd Qu.:1.0000   3rd Qu.:0.00000           3rd Qu.:0.0000  
##  Max.   :1.0000   Max.   :1.00000           Max.   :1.0000  
##  Tuition fees up to date     Gender       Scholarship holder Age at enrollment
##  Min.   :0.0000          Min.   :0.0000   Min.   :0.0000     Min.   :17.00    
##  1st Qu.:1.0000          1st Qu.:0.0000   1st Qu.:0.0000     1st Qu.:19.00    
##  Median :1.0000          Median :0.0000   Median :0.0000     Median :20.00    
##  Mean   :0.8807          Mean   :0.3517   Mean   :0.2484     Mean   :23.27    
##  3rd Qu.:1.0000          3rd Qu.:1.0000   3rd Qu.:0.0000     3rd Qu.:25.00    
##  Max.   :1.0000          Max.   :1.0000   Max.   :1.0000     Max.   :70.00    
##  International     Curricular units 1st sem (credited)
##  Min.   :0.00000   Min.   : 0.00                      
##  1st Qu.:0.00000   1st Qu.: 0.00                      
##  Median :0.00000   Median : 0.00                      
##  Mean   :0.02486   Mean   : 0.71                      
##  3rd Qu.:0.00000   3rd Qu.: 0.00                      
##  Max.   :1.00000   Max.   :20.00                      
##  Curricular units 1st sem (enrolled) Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)
##  Min.   : 0.000                      Min.   : 0.000                        
##  1st Qu.: 5.000                      1st Qu.: 6.000                        
##  Median : 6.000                      Median : 8.000                        
##  Mean   : 6.271                      Mean   : 8.299                        
##  3rd Qu.: 7.000                      3rd Qu.:10.000                        
##  Max.   :26.000                      Max.   :45.000                        
##  Curricular units 1st sem (approved) Curricular units 1st sem (grade)
##  Min.   : 0.000                      Min.   : 0.00                   
##  1st Qu.: 3.000                      1st Qu.:11.00                   
##  Median : 5.000                      Median :12.29                   
##  Mean   : 4.707                      Mean   :10.64                   
##  3rd Qu.: 6.000                      3rd Qu.:13.40                   
##  Max.   :26.000                      Max.   :18.88                   
##  Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)
##  Min.   : 0.0000                               
##  1st Qu.: 0.0000                               
##  Median : 0.0000                               
##  Mean   : 0.1377                               
##  3rd Qu.: 0.0000                               
##  Max.   :12.0000                               
##  Curricular units 2nd sem (credited) Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)
##  Min.   : 0.0000                     Min.   : 0.000                     
##  1st Qu.: 0.0000                     1st Qu.: 5.000                     
##  Median : 0.0000                     Median : 6.000                     
##  Mean   : 0.5418                     Mean   : 6.232                     
##  3rd Qu.: 0.0000                     3rd Qu.: 7.000                     
##  Max.   :19.0000                     Max.   :23.000                     
##  Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations) Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)
##  Min.   : 0.000                         Min.   : 0.000                     
##  1st Qu.: 6.000                         1st Qu.: 2.000                     
##  Median : 8.000                         Median : 5.000                     
##  Mean   : 8.063                         Mean   : 4.436                     
##  3rd Qu.:10.000                         3rd Qu.: 6.000                     
##  Max.   :33.000                         Max.   :20.000                     
##  Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)
##  Min.   : 0.00                   
##  1st Qu.:10.75                   
##  Median :12.20                   
##  Mean   :10.23                   
##  3rd Qu.:13.33                   
##  Max.   :18.57                   
##  Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations) Unemployment rate
##  Min.   : 0.0000                                Min.   : 7.60    
##  1st Qu.: 0.0000                                1st Qu.: 9.40    
##  Median : 0.0000                                Median :11.10    
##  Mean   : 0.1503                                Mean   :11.57    
##  3rd Qu.: 0.0000                                3rd Qu.:13.90    
##  Max.   :12.0000                                Max.   :16.20    
##  Inflation rate        GDP           
##  Min.   :-0.800   Min.   :-4.060000  
##  1st Qu.: 0.300   1st Qu.:-1.700000  
##  Median : 1.400   Median : 0.320000  
##  Mean   : 1.228   Mean   : 0.001969  
##  3rd Qu.: 2.600   3rd Qu.: 1.790000  
##  Max.   : 3.700   Max.   : 3.510000

Filtering

library(dplyr)

# We filter the dataframe with Target column = 'Enrolled'
students_data <- students_data %>% filter(Target != "Enrolled")
names(students_data)
##  [1] "Marital status"                                
##  [2] "Application mode"                              
##  [3] "Application order"                             
##  [4] "Course"                                        
##  [5] "Daytime/evening attendance\t"                  
##  [6] "Previous qualification"                        
##  [7] "Previous qualification (grade)"                
##  [8] "Nacionality"                                   
##  [9] "Mother's qualification"                        
## [10] "Father's qualification"                        
## [11] "Mother's occupation"                           
## [12] "Father's occupation"                           
## [13] "Admission grade"                               
## [14] "Displaced"                                     
## [15] "Educational special needs"                     
## [16] "Debtor"                                        
## [17] "Tuition fees up to date"                       
## [18] "Gender"                                        
## [19] "Scholarship holder"                            
## [20] "Age at enrollment"                             
## [21] "International"                                 
## [22] "Curricular units 1st sem (credited)"           
## [23] "Curricular units 1st sem (enrolled)"           
## [24] "Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)"        
## [25] "Curricular units 1st sem (approved)"           
## [26] "Curricular units 1st sem (grade)"              
## [27] "Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)"
## [28] "Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)"           
## [29] "Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)"           
## [30] "Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)"        
## [31] "Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)"           
## [32] "Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)"              
## [33] "Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)"
## [34] "Unemployment rate"                             
## [35] "Inflation rate"                                
## [36] "GDP"                                           
## [37] "Target"

Encoding

students_data$Target <- as.numeric(as.factor(students_data$Target)) - 1
table(students_data$Target)
## 
##    0    1 
## 1421 2209

Distribution Table of Graduate and Non Graduate

library(dplyr)
# Grouping by Target Variables
target_counts <- students_data %>% 
  group_by(Target) %>%
  summarise(Count = n())
library(ggplot2)

ggplot(target_counts, aes(x = Target, y = Count)) +
  geom_bar(stat = "identity", fill = "blue") +  # Use color of your choice
  labs(title = "Distribution of Target Value", x = "Target", y = "Count") +
  theme_minimal()

Correlation Matrix :

corr_matrix <- cor(students_data, use = "complete.obs")
corr_matrix
##                                                Marital status Application mode
## Marital status                                    1.000000000      0.274984888
## Application mode                                  0.274984888      1.000000000
## Application order                                -0.130370462     -0.287245455
## Course                                            0.042012181      0.063112076
## Daytime/evening attendance\t                     -0.265822964     -0.310854207
## Previous qualification                            0.070984437      0.416665526
## Previous qualification (grade)                   -0.038868508     -0.071189971
## Nacionality                                      -0.008899064     -0.011710863
## Mother's qualification                            0.185116875      0.122697099
## Father's qualification                            0.124995407      0.098215810
## Mother's occupation                               0.053892219      0.041650084
## Father's occupation                               0.050498926      0.025629078
## Admission grade                                  -0.012439707     -0.038311074
## Displaced                                        -0.240543910     -0.308729857
## Educational special needs                        -0.027433732     -0.024611371
## Debtor                                            0.039469818      0.121455544
## Tuition fees up to date                          -0.096920476     -0.154142743
## Gender                                           -0.001123579      0.186338223
## Scholarship holder                               -0.069684064     -0.174835480
## Age at enrollment                                 0.522359459      0.531601471
## International                                    -0.026152910     -0.004620347
## Curricular units 1st sem (credited)               0.066665806      0.248882502
## Curricular units 1st sem (enrolled)               0.058093648      0.168856601
## Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)            0.059191112      0.220351054
## Curricular units 1st sem (approved)              -0.037691108     -0.037249973
## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)                 -0.069442294     -0.133919376
## Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)    0.041534688      0.054923049
## Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)               0.067507697      0.244575086
## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)               0.041255869      0.130559160
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)            0.030786334      0.163626213
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)              -0.058400138     -0.085269834
## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)                 -0.079536308     -0.137288308
## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)    0.025192764      0.060433763
## Unemployment rate                                -0.018958618      0.072869635
## Inflation rate                                    0.011931982     -0.021895253
## GDP                                              -0.028390888     -0.023945331
## Target                                           -0.100479066     -0.244507198
##                                                Application order        Course
## Marital status                                      -0.130370462  0.0420121808
## Application mode                                    -0.287245455  0.0631120760
## Application order                                    1.000000000  0.0562382877
## Course                                               0.056238288  1.0000000000
## Daytime/evening attendance\t                         0.165494312 -0.0338865911
## Previous qualification                              -0.187880754 -0.0002299108
## Previous qualification (grade)                      -0.051715210 -0.0817922401
## Nacionality                                         -0.026705804 -0.0364924860
## Mother's qualification                              -0.058649069  0.0399756186
## Father's qualification                              -0.055254427  0.0439308584
## Mother's occupation                                 -0.032459252  0.0215177985
## Father's occupation                                 -0.025308012  0.0191560916
## Admission grade                                     -0.092324392 -0.1238654097
## Displaced                                            0.345790590 -0.0901363776
## Educational special needs                            0.025712303 -0.0195910342
## Debtor                                              -0.066227070 -0.0231029751
## Tuition fees up to date                              0.061610100  0.0234887249
## Gender                                              -0.106059375 -0.0948875640
## Scholarship holder                                   0.072899324  0.0181229469
## Age at enrollment                                   -0.281641405  0.0363233730
## International                                       -0.030575528 -0.0248193104
## Curricular units 1st sem (credited)                 -0.133504417 -0.0811948762
## Curricular units 1st sem (enrolled)                 -0.015181806  0.3416727807
## Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)              -0.086004486  0.2644446254
## Curricular units 1st sem (approved)                  0.038273821  0.1886017324
## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)                     0.060776419  0.3815116017
## Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)      -0.038958325  0.0315388220
## Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)                 -0.127598900 -0.0780371144
## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)                  0.033124779  0.4152615151
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)              -0.042519456  0.2810163954
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)                  0.072595010  0.1997389234
## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)                     0.059817104  0.3350156384
## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)      -0.026822038  0.0334543925
## Unemployment rate                                   -0.099767308  0.0103754501
## Inflation rate                                      -0.004227682  0.0278550603
## GDP                                                  0.033031479 -0.0144113208
## Target                                               0.094354627  0.0381354030
##                                                Daytime/evening attendance\t
## Marital status                                                 -0.265822964
## Application mode                                               -0.310854207
## Application order                                               0.165494312
## Course                                                         -0.033886591
## Daytime/evening attendance\t                                    1.000000000
## Previous qualification                                         -0.087616264
## Previous qualification (grade)                                  0.063810246
## Nacionality                                                     0.030334072
## Mother's qualification                                         -0.188876221
## Father's qualification                                         -0.135725453
## Mother's occupation                                            -0.034175134
## Father's occupation                                            -0.030081802
## Admission grade                                                 0.018610287
## Displaced                                                       0.243652709
## Educational special needs                                       0.029207309
## Debtor                                                          0.003899878
## Tuition fees up to date                                         0.052186286
## Gender                                                         -0.030506555
## Scholarship holder                                              0.110239582
## Age at enrollment                                              -0.453741010
## International                                                   0.032493997
## Curricular units 1st sem (credited)                            -0.124037541
## Curricular units 1st sem (enrolled)                            -0.041503009
## Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)                         -0.048431811
## Curricular units 1st sem (approved)                             0.028265156
## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)                                0.073269528
## Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)                  0.039307133
## Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)                            -0.105493795
## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)                             0.006914694
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)                          0.009976676
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)                             0.054210519
## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)                                0.058370913
## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)                 -0.010504098
## Unemployment rate                                               0.067192423
## Inflation rate                                                 -0.017326292
## GDP                                                             0.005007459
## Target                                                          0.084495936
##                                                Previous qualification
## Marital status                                           0.0709844372
## Application mode                                         0.4166655255
## Application order                                       -0.1878807536
## Course                                                  -0.0002299108
## Daytime/evening attendance\t                            -0.0876162638
## Previous qualification                                   1.0000000000
## Previous qualification (grade)                           0.0891936786
## Nacionality                                             -0.0252106597
## Mother's qualification                                  -0.0213992200
## Father's qualification                                   0.0038648221
## Mother's occupation                                      0.0098097088
## Father's occupation                                      0.0155767961
## Admission grade                                          0.1649622207
## Displaced                                               -0.1268110690
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## Admission grade                                      0.037428878   -0.023618530
## Displaced                                           -0.120367321   -0.009025604
## Educational special needs                            0.043913321    0.004451946
## Debtor                                               0.042791833   -0.019516137
## Tuition fees up to date                              0.009479328   -0.011067208
## Gender                                               0.030019885   -0.004466468
## Scholarship holder                                   0.066350531   -0.044621607
## Age at enrollment                                    0.027128841    0.030084827
## International                                       -0.008088640   -0.005909237
## Curricular units 1st sem (credited)                  0.013313135    0.030038003
## Curricular units 1st sem (enrolled)                  0.039787624    0.051166973
## Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)               0.067011285    0.008853894
## Curricular units 1st sem (approved)                  0.042251367   -0.003857977
## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)                     0.010272286   -0.029067740
## Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)      -0.035046139   -0.037235258
## Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)                  0.013465989    0.019395150
## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)                  0.066219125    0.028390417
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)               0.055229026   -0.001421750
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)                  0.040061375   -0.026750824
## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)                     0.000261185   -0.042638776
## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)       0.004066687   -0.030552002
## Unemployment rate                                    1.000000000   -0.029666307
## Inflation rate                                      -0.029666307    1.000000000
## GDP                                                 -0.341742297   -0.125788640
## Target                                               0.004198105   -0.030325866
##                                                          GDP        Target
## Marital status                                 -0.0283908884 -0.1004790663
## Application mode                               -0.0239453313 -0.2445071981
## Application order                               0.0330314793  0.0943546272
## Course                                         -0.0144113208  0.0381354030
## Daytime/evening attendance\t                    0.0050074595  0.0844959357
## Previous qualification                          0.0721206630 -0.0623229026
## Previous qualification (grade)                 -0.0543487286  0.1094636531
## Nacionality                                     0.0170799129 -0.0155163084
## Mother's qualification                         -0.0763419141 -0.0539887950
## Father's qualification                         -0.0599140035 -0.0058654799
## Mother's occupation                             0.0931998553  0.0007724444
## Father's occupation                             0.1020322430  0.0050655254
## Admission grade                                -0.0146235307  0.1280577162
## Displaced                                       0.0649234624  0.1261130353
## Educational special needs                       0.0109778222 -0.0072536541
## Debtor                                          0.0404751192 -0.2672071989
## Tuition fees up to date                         0.0277713391  0.4421375758
## Gender                                         -0.0219306264 -0.2519548120
## Scholarship holder                              0.0378416090  0.3130176626
## Age at enrollment                              -0.0691842941 -0.2672293832
## International                                   0.0239967415  0.0061812622
## Curricular units 1st sem (credited)            -0.0441689610  0.0469000165
## Curricular units 1st sem (enrolled)            -0.0473673531  0.1610735164
## Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)         -0.1116977536  0.0597862595
## Curricular units 1st sem (approved)            -0.0001203888  0.5548808565
## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)                0.0541684231  0.5199270935
## Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations) -0.1307657097 -0.0746422602
## Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)            -0.0385700780  0.0524019712
## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)            -0.0260763377  0.1828965409
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)         -0.0218457622  0.1192387668
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)             0.0145140870  0.6539952461
## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)                0.0660774509  0.6053501259
## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations) -0.0798569714 -0.1026868286
## Unemployment rate                              -0.3417422966  0.0041981052
## Inflation rate                                 -0.1257886399 -0.0303258660
## GDP                                             1.0000000000  0.0502601468
## Target                                          0.0502601468  1.0000000000

Heatmap -1 For Correlation matrix

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Feature Selection :

library(dplyr)

students_data <- students_data %>% 
  select(-c(International, Nacionality, `Father's qualification`, 
            `Curricular units 1st sem (credited)`, `Curricular units 1st sem (enrolled)`, 
            `Curricular units 1st sem (approved)`, Course, `Educational special needs`, 
            `Unemployment rate`, `Inflation rate`))
##                                                Marital status Application mode
## Marital status                                    1.000000000       0.27498489
## Application mode                                  0.274984888       1.00000000
## Application order                                -0.130370462      -0.28724546
## Daytime/evening attendance\t                     -0.265822964      -0.31085421
## Previous qualification                            0.070984437       0.41666553
## Previous qualification (grade)                   -0.038868508      -0.07118997
## Mother's qualification                            0.185116875       0.12269710
## Mother's occupation                               0.053892219       0.04165008
## Father's occupation                               0.050498926       0.02562908
## Admission grade                                  -0.012439707      -0.03831107
## Displaced                                        -0.240543910      -0.30872986
## Debtor                                            0.039469818       0.12145554
## Tuition fees up to date                          -0.096920476      -0.15414274
## Gender                                           -0.001123579       0.18633822
## Scholarship holder                               -0.069684064      -0.17483548
## Age at enrollment                                 0.522359459       0.53160147
## Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)            0.059191112       0.22035105
## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)                 -0.069442294      -0.13391938
## Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)    0.041534688       0.05492305
## Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)               0.067507697       0.24457509
## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)               0.041255869       0.13055916
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)            0.030786334       0.16362621
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)              -0.058400138      -0.08526983
## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)                 -0.079536308      -0.13728831
## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)    0.025192764       0.06043376
## GDP                                              -0.028390888      -0.02394533
## Target                                           -0.100479066      -0.24450720
##                                                Application order
## Marital status                                       -0.13037046
## Application mode                                     -0.28724546
## Application order                                     1.00000000
## Daytime/evening attendance\t                          0.16549431
## Previous qualification                               -0.18788075
## Previous qualification (grade)                       -0.05171521
## Mother's qualification                               -0.05864907
## Mother's occupation                                  -0.03245925
## Father's occupation                                  -0.02530801
## Admission grade                                      -0.09232439
## Displaced                                             0.34579059
## Debtor                                               -0.06622707
## Tuition fees up to date                               0.06161010
## Gender                                               -0.10605938
## Scholarship holder                                    0.07289932
## Age at enrollment                                    -0.28164140
## Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)               -0.08600449
## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)                      0.06077642
## Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)       -0.03895833
## Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)                  -0.12759890
## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)                   0.03312478
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)               -0.04251946
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)                   0.07259501
## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)                      0.05981710
## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)       -0.02682204
## GDP                                                   0.03303148
## Target                                                0.09435463
##                                                Daytime/evening attendance\t
## Marital status                                                 -0.265822964
## Application mode                                               -0.310854207
## Application order                                               0.165494312
## Daytime/evening attendance\t                                    1.000000000
## Previous qualification                                         -0.087616264
## Previous qualification (grade)                                  0.063810246
## Mother's qualification                                         -0.188876221
## Mother's occupation                                            -0.034175134
## Father's occupation                                            -0.030081802
## Admission grade                                                 0.018610287
## Displaced                                                       0.243652709
## Debtor                                                          0.003899878
## Tuition fees up to date                                         0.052186286
## Gender                                                         -0.030506555
## Scholarship holder                                              0.110239582
## Age at enrollment                                              -0.453741010
## Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)                         -0.048431811
## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)                                0.073269528
## Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)                  0.039307133
## Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)                            -0.105493795
## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)                             0.006914694
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)                          0.009976676
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)                             0.054210519
## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)                                0.058370913
## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)                 -0.010504098
## GDP                                                             0.005007459
## Target                                                          0.084495936
##                                                Previous qualification
## Marital status                                            0.070984437
## Application mode                                          0.416665526
## Application order                                        -0.187880754
## Daytime/evening attendance\t                             -0.087616264
## Previous qualification                                    1.000000000
## Previous qualification (grade)                            0.089193679
## Mother's qualification                                   -0.021399220
## Mother's occupation                                       0.009809709
## Father's occupation                                       0.015576796
## Admission grade                                           0.164962221
## Displaced                                                -0.126811069
## Debtor                                                    0.100771032
## Tuition fees up to date                                  -0.067020429
## Gender                                                    0.094667272
## Scholarship holder                                       -0.071748024
## Age at enrollment                                         0.169045703
## Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)                    0.123573272
## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)                         -0.010937738
## Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)            0.020154940
## Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)                       0.147388648
## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)                       0.054374940
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)                    0.094175384
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)                      -0.010854171
## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)                         -0.008932658
## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)            0.022257473
## GDP                                                       0.072120663
## Target                                                   -0.062322903
##                                                Previous qualification (grade)
## Marital status                                                    -0.03886851
## Application mode                                                  -0.07118997
## Application order                                                 -0.05171521
## Daytime/evening attendance\t                                       0.06381025
## Previous qualification                                             0.08919368
## Previous qualification (grade)                                     1.00000000
## Mother's qualification                                            -0.07303541
## Mother's occupation                                               -0.01738334
## Father's occupation                                               -0.02216891
## Admission grade                                                    0.57724056
## Displaced                                                         -0.01023768
## Debtor                                                            -0.06220075
## Tuition fees up to date                                            0.07924588
## Gender                                                            -0.05765439
## Scholarship holder                                                 0.06905385
## Age at enrollment                                                 -0.13353473
## Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)                            -0.07259501
## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)                                   0.07719085
## Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)                    -0.01185696
## Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)                               -0.02610697
## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)                               -0.03616232
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)                            -0.06173007
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)                                0.05523190
## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)                                   0.06823963
## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)                    -0.02365372
## GDP                                                               -0.05434873
## Target                                                             0.10946365
##                                                Mother's qualification
## Marital status                                             0.18511688
## Application mode                                           0.12269710
## Application order                                         -0.05864907
## Daytime/evening attendance\t                              -0.18887622
## Previous qualification                                    -0.02139922
## Previous qualification (grade)                            -0.07303541
## Mother's qualification                                     1.00000000
## Mother's occupation                                        0.09365422
## Father's occupation                                        0.06747057
## Admission grade                                           -0.06885529
## Displaced                                                 -0.07711462
## Debtor                                                     0.01122862
## Tuition fees up to date                                   -0.03118454
## Gender                                                    -0.04237701
## Scholarship holder                                         0.02686919
## Age at enrollment                                          0.29184418
## Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)                     0.05070191
## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)                          -0.04413742
## Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)             0.01511193
## Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)                        0.04168745
## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)                        0.03321888
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)                     0.03350960
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)                       -0.02640645
## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)                          -0.03443447
## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)             0.02979860
## GDP                                                       -0.07634191
## Target                                                    -0.05398879
##                                                Mother's occupation
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## Application mode                                      0.0416500842
## Application order                                    -0.0324592520
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## Previous qualification                                0.0098097088
## Previous qualification (grade)                       -0.0173833353
## Mother's qualification                                0.0936542154
## Mother's occupation                                   1.0000000000
## Father's occupation                                   0.8865682817
## Admission grade                                      -0.0455051544
## Displaced                                            -0.0730063450
## Debtor                                                0.0867010216
## Tuition fees up to date                              -0.0227177492
## Gender                                               -0.0135582432
## Scholarship holder                                   -0.0032395693
## Age at enrollment                                     0.0608744514
## Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)               -0.0129520444
## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)                     -0.0309648742
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## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)                  -0.0205666136
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)               -0.0268733946
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)                  -0.0312088907
## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)                     -0.0307824542
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## Target                                                0.0007724444
##                                                Father's occupation
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## Application mode                                      0.0256290775
## Application order                                    -0.0253080119
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## Previous qualification (grade)                       -0.0221689116
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## Displaced                                            -0.0738732501
## Debtor                                                0.0868409440
## Tuition fees up to date                              -0.0085053597
## Gender                                               -0.0251208803
## Scholarship holder                                    0.0005518803
## Age at enrollment                                     0.0359223738
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## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)                     -0.0202829796
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## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)                  -0.0320434549
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)               -0.0339256371
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)                  -0.0309937036
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## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)       -0.0003946159
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## Target                                                0.0050655254
##                                                Admission grade    Displaced
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## Application order                                 -0.092324392  0.345790590
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## Debtor                                            -0.024911472 -0.093717569
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## Gender                                             0.009604421 -0.127895526
## Scholarship holder                                 0.022258760  0.086336523
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## GDP                                               -0.014623531  0.064923462
## Target                                             0.128057716  0.126113035
##                                                      Debtor
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## Application mode                                0.121455544
## Application order                              -0.066227070
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## Gender                                          0.052769750
## Scholarship holder                             -0.065204206
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## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)               -0.110521704
## Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)  0.013739707
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## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)            -0.050772378
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)          0.014412368
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)            -0.166305417
## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)               -0.146603084
## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)  0.069970149
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## Target                                         -0.267207199
##                                                Tuition fees up to date
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## Application mode                                           -0.15414274
## Application order                                           0.06161010
## Daytime/evening attendance\t                                0.05218629
## Previous qualification                                     -0.06702043
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## Mother's occupation                                        -0.02271775
## Father's occupation                                        -0.00850536
## Admission grade                                             0.07180191
## Displaced                                                   0.10540341
## Debtor                                                     -0.43490550
## Tuition fees up to date                                     1.00000000
## Gender                                                     -0.12223083
## Scholarship holder                                          0.16959043
## Age at enrollment                                          -0.19637020
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## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)                            0.27555517
## Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)             -0.06950921
## Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)                         0.02030600
## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)                         0.10334733
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)                      0.05569138
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)                         0.32901659
## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)                            0.31872133
## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)             -0.09513858
## GDP                                                         0.02777134
## Target                                                      0.44213758
##                                                      Gender Scholarship holder
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## Application mode                                0.186338223      -0.1748354799
## Application order                              -0.106059375       0.0728993242
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## Previous qualification (grade)                 -0.057654392       0.0690538471
## Mother's qualification                         -0.042377014       0.0268691851
## Mother's occupation                            -0.013558243      -0.0032395693
## Father's occupation                            -0.025120880       0.0005518803
## Admission grade                                 0.009604421       0.0222587602
## Displaced                                      -0.127895526       0.0863365234
## Debtor                                          0.052769750      -0.0652042058
## Tuition fees up to date                        -0.122230829       0.1695904323
## Gender                                          1.000000000      -0.1879936026
## Scholarship holder                             -0.187993603       1.0000000000
## Age at enrollment                               0.179886992      -0.2125880721
## Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)         -0.017692822      -0.0486560556
## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)               -0.207081647       0.1961803331
## Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)  0.006808012      -0.0696373536
## Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)             0.023026866      -0.0793777875
## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)            -0.126659262       0.0249821954
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)         -0.048000438       0.0059029352
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)            -0.234662506       0.2149965076
## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)               -0.219696016       0.2123418406
## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)  0.057754996      -0.0605970409
## GDP                                            -0.021930626       0.0378416090
## Target                                         -0.251954812       0.3130176626
##                                                Age at enrollment
## Marital status                                        0.52235946
## Application mode                                      0.53160147
## Application order                                    -0.28164140
## Daytime/evening attendance\t                         -0.45374101
## Previous qualification                                0.16904570
## Previous qualification (grade)                       -0.13353473
## Mother's qualification                                0.29184418
## Mother's occupation                                   0.06087445
## Father's occupation                                   0.03592237
## Admission grade                                      -0.03572551
## Displaced                                            -0.37001830
## Debtor                                                0.10414179
## Tuition fees up to date                              -0.19637020
## Gender                                                0.17988699
## Scholarship holder                                   -0.21258807
## Age at enrollment                                     1.00000000
## Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)                0.14485076
## Curricular units 1st sem (grade)                     -0.18072284
## Curricular units 1st sem (without evaluations)        0.07843542
## Curricular units 2nd sem (credited)                   0.19648486
## Curricular units 2nd sem (enrolled)                   0.07117716
## Curricular units 2nd sem (evaluations)                0.05955429
## Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)                  -0.14766774
## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)                     -0.19414461
## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)        0.08013511
## GDP                                                  -0.06918429
## Target                                               -0.26722938
##                                                Curricular units 1st sem (evaluations)
## Marital status                                                             0.05919111
## Application mode                                                           0.22035105
## Application order                                                         -0.08600449
## Daytime/evening attendance\t                                              -0.04843181
## Previous qualification                                                     0.12357327
## Previous qualification (grade)                                            -0.07259501
## Mother's qualification                                                     0.05070191
## Mother's occupation                                                       -0.01295204
## Father's occupation                                                       -0.02259679
## Admission grade                                                           -0.07148446
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## # A tibble: 6 × 27
##   `Marital status` `Application mode` `Application order` Daytime/evening atte…¹
##              <dbl>              <dbl>               <dbl>                  <dbl>
## 1                1                 17                   5                      1
## 2                1                 15                   1                      1
## 3                1                  1                   5                      1
## 4                1                 17                   2                      1
## 5                2                 39                   1                      0
## 6                2                 39                   1                      0
## # ℹ abbreviated name: ¹​`Daytime/evening attendance\t`
## # ℹ 23 more variables: `Previous qualification` <dbl>,
## #   `Previous qualification (grade)` <dbl>, `Mother's qualification` <dbl>,
## #   `Mother's occupation` <dbl>, `Father's occupation` <dbl>,
## #   `Admission grade` <dbl>, Displaced <dbl>, Debtor <dbl>,
## #   `Tuition fees up to date` <dbl>, Gender <dbl>, `Scholarship holder` <dbl>,
## #   `Age at enrollment` <dbl>, …

HeatMap -2 For Correlation Matrix

## # A tibble: 6 × 26
##   `Marital status` `Application mode` `Application order` Daytime/evening atte…¹
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## # ℹ abbreviated name: ¹​`Daytime/evening attendance\t`
## # ℹ 22 more variables: `Previous qualification` <dbl>,
## #   `Previous qualification (grade)` <dbl>, `Mother's qualification` <dbl>,
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## #   `Tuition fees up to date` <dbl>, Gender <dbl>, `Scholarship holder` <dbl>,
## #   `Age at enrollment` <dbl>, …
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## Curricular units 2nd sem (grade)                0.066077451  0.6053501259
## Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations) -0.079856971 -0.1026868286
## GDP                                             1.000000000  0.0502601468
## Target                                          0.050260147  1.0000000000

head(students_data)
## # A tibble: 6 × 27
##   `Marital status` `Application mode` `Application order` Daytime/evening atte…¹
##              <dbl>              <dbl>               <dbl>                  <dbl>
## 1                1                 17                   5                      1
## 2                1                 15                   1                      1
## 3                1                  1                   5                      1
## 4                1                 17                   2                      1
## 5                2                 39                   1                      0
## 6                2                 39                   1                      0
## # ℹ abbreviated name: ¹​`Daytime/evening attendance\t`
## # ℹ 23 more variables: `Previous qualification` <dbl>,
## #   `Previous qualification (grade)` <dbl>, `Mother's qualification` <dbl>,
## #   `Mother's occupation` <dbl>, `Father's occupation` <dbl>,
## #   `Admission grade` <dbl>, Displaced <dbl>, Debtor <dbl>,
## #   `Tuition fees up to date` <dbl>, Gender <dbl>, `Scholarship holder` <dbl>,
## #   `Age at enrollment` <dbl>, …

Correlation Of Graduation Rate :

library(dplyr)

dataset <- students_data %>% 
  select(-Target)
head(dataset)
## # A tibble: 6 × 26
##   `Marital status` `Application mode` `Application order` Daytime/evening atte…¹
##              <dbl>              <dbl>               <dbl>                  <dbl>
## 1                1                 17                   5                      1
## 2                1                 15                   1                      1
## 3                1                  1                   5                      1
## 4                1                 17                   2                      1
## 5                2                 39                   1                      0
## 6                2                 39                   1                      0
## # ℹ abbreviated name: ¹​`Daytime/evening attendance\t`
## # ℹ 22 more variables: `Previous qualification` <dbl>,
## #   `Previous qualification (grade)` <dbl>, `Mother's qualification` <dbl>,
## #   `Mother's occupation` <dbl>, `Father's occupation` <dbl>,
## #   `Admission grade` <dbl>, Displaced <dbl>, Debtor <dbl>,
## #   `Tuition fees up to date` <dbl>, Gender <dbl>, `Scholarship holder` <dbl>,
## #   `Age at enrollment` <dbl>, …

Plot to check Correlation with Dropout

# Correlation Analysis with Dropout Rates
correlations <- sapply(dataset, function(x) cor(x, students_data$Target, use = "complete.obs"))
corr_df <- data.frame(Variable = names(correlations), Correlation = correlations)

# Bar Plot
ggplot(corr_df, aes(x = Variable, y = Correlation, fill = Correlation)) +
  geom_bar(stat = "identity") +
  scale_fill_viridis_c(option = "plasma", direction = -1) + # Using the 'plasma' color palette from viridis for visual appeal
  labs(title = "Correlation With Dropout") +
  theme_minimal() +
  theme(axis.text.x = element_text(angle = 90, hjust = 1)) # Rotate x-axis labels for readability

- Variables such as ‘Curricular units 2nd sem (without evaluations)’ and ‘Curricular units 2nd sem (approved)’ show a strong positive correlation with dropout, suggesting that students’ performance or engagement in the second semester is indicative of their likelihood to drop out. - Conversely, factors like ‘Age at enrollment’ and ‘Application mode’ have a negative correlation, implying that as these increase, the likelihood of dropout decreases. This might reflect more mature or differently prepared students being less likely to drop out. - Some variables, such as ‘Gender’ and ‘Father’s occupation’, appear to have little to no correlation with dropout rates, which indicates that these factors may not be significant predictors in this context. - This plot serves as a guide for identifying factors that could be influential in student retention strategies. Variables with strong correlations might be targets for intervention or more detailed analysis.

Splitting Dataset :

Splitting a dataset refers to the process of dividing a given dataset into two or more subsets for training and evaluation purposes. The most common type of split is between the training set and the testing (or validation) set. This division allows us to assess the performance of a machine learning model on unseen data and evaluate its generalization capabilities.

Train-Test Split: This is the most basic type of split, where the dataset is divided into a training set and a testing set. The training set is used to train the machine learning model, while the testing set is used to evaluate its performance. The split is typically done using a fixed ratio, such as 80% for training and 20% for testing.

library(caret)

# Extract features (x) and target variable (y) from the dataset
x <- students_data[, names(students_data) != "Target"]
y <- students_data$Target

# Set a random seed for reproducibility
set.seed(42)

# Create indices for a stratified split, ensuring the target variable's distribution is similar in both sets
trainIndex <- caret::createDataPartition(y, p = 0.7, list = FALSE, times = 1)

# Split the data into training and testing sets using the indices
x_train <- x[trainIndex, ]
y_train <- y[trainIndex]
x_test <- x[-trainIndex, ]
y_test <- y[-trainIndex]

# Output the first few rows of the training feature set to verify the split
head(x_train)
## # A tibble: 6 × 26
##   `Marital status` `Application mode` `Application order` Daytime/evening atte…¹
##              <dbl>              <dbl>               <dbl>                  <dbl>
## 1                1                 17                   5                      1
## 2                1                 15                   1                      1
## 3                1                  1                   5                      1
## 4                1                 17                   2                      1
## 5                1                  1                   1                      1
## 6                1                 18                   4                      1
## # ℹ abbreviated name: ¹​`Daytime/evening attendance\t`
## # ℹ 22 more variables: `Previous qualification` <dbl>,
## #   `Previous qualification (grade)` <dbl>, `Mother's qualification` <dbl>,
## #   `Mother's occupation` <dbl>, `Father's occupation` <dbl>,
## #   `Admission grade` <dbl>, Displaced <dbl>, Debtor <dbl>,
## #   `Tuition fees up to date` <dbl>, Gender <dbl>, `Scholarship holder` <dbl>,
## #   `Age at enrollment` <dbl>, …
# Output the first few elements of the training target variable to verify the split
head(y_train)
## [1] 0 1 0 1 1 0
# Display dimensions of the training and testing sets for confirmation
dim(x_train)
## [1] 2541   26
dim(x_test)
## [1] 1089   26
length(y_train)
## [1] 2541
length(y_test)
## [1] 1089

We have test and train split of data and the shape of the data is (2541, 1085)

Model Selection And Training :

Model Selection:

Model Training:

library(randomForest)
y_train <- as.factor(y_train)
y_test <- as.factor(y_test)

# Train the model
clf <- randomForest(x_train, y_train)

y_pred <- predict(clf, x_test)
accuracy <- mean(y_pred == y_test)


print(accuracy)
## [1] 0.9035813

Hyper-parameter Tuning :

library(caret)

# Define a sequence of values for mtry
mtry_values <- 2:5  # Testing mtry from 2 to 5

# Create the hyperparameter grid
hyper_grid <- expand.grid(
    mtry = mtry_values
)


train_control <- trainControl(method = "cv", number = 3)

random_forest_model <- train(
    x_train, y_train,
    method = "rf", 
    trControl = train_control,
    tuneGrid = hyper_grid
)


best_mtry <- random_forest_model$bestTune$mtry
print(best_mtry)
## [1] 5
print(random_forest_model$results)
##   mtry  Accuracy     Kappa  AccuracySD     KappaSD
## 1    2 0.8933471 0.7714765 0.004221983 0.007610192
## 2    3 0.8972835 0.7800736 0.004293759 0.007824840
## 3    4 0.8980729 0.7820145 0.006680476 0.013230672
## 4    5 0.9000407 0.7864352 0.008009054 0.015958694

Best Hyperparameter Value:

Performance Metrics Across Different mtry Values:

Accuracy and Kappa Scores:

Implications:

library(randomForest)
final_model <- randomForest(x_train, y_train, mtry = best_mtry)

prediction

y_pred <- predict(final_model, x_test)
accuracy <- mean(y_pred == y_test)
print(accuracy)
## [1] 0.9044995

Interpreting Model Performance Good Accuracy: An accuracy of around 90.3% is generally considered high in many contexts, though the acceptability of this performance level depends on the specifics of your task and domain.

Contextual Evaluation: Consider the complexity of your task and compare this result with a baseline model or existing benchmarks in your field. For example, if a simple model or a heuristic approach results in significantly lower accuracy, then your RandomForest model is providing substantial value.

Overfitting Check: Overfitting happens when a model learns patterns specific to the training data but doesn’t generalize well to unseen data. The close performance of the model on training and test sets usually indicates good generalization, but it’s always good to be vigilant.

y_pred_factor <- factor(y_pred, levels = levels(y_test))
y_test_factor <- factor(y_test)

conf_matrix <- confusionMatrix(y_pred_factor, y_test_factor)
print(conf_matrix)
## Confusion Matrix and Statistics
## 
##           Reference
## Prediction   0   1
##          0 347  24
##          1  80 638
##                                           
##                Accuracy : 0.9045          
##                  95% CI : (0.8855, 0.9213)
##     No Information Rate : 0.6079          
##     P-Value [Acc > NIR] : < 2.2e-16       
##                                           
##                   Kappa : 0.7949          
##                                           
##  Mcnemar's Test P-Value : 6.922e-08       
##                                           
##             Sensitivity : 0.8126          
##             Specificity : 0.9637          
##          Pos Pred Value : 0.9353          
##          Neg Pred Value : 0.8886          
##              Prevalence : 0.3921          
##          Detection Rate : 0.3186          
##    Detection Prevalence : 0.3407          
##       Balanced Accuracy : 0.8882          
##                                           
##        'Positive' Class : 0               
## 

Confusion Matrix: Matrix Overview:

The confusion matrix compares the predicted values (Prediction) against the actual values (Reference). There are two classes: 0 and 1. Results:

Class 0 (Negative Class): 350 true negatives (correctly predicted as 0) and 77 false negatives (incorrectly predicted as 1). Class 1 (Positive Class): 637 true positives (correctly predicted as 1) and 25 false positives (incorrectly predicted as 0). Statistical Measures: Accuracy: Approximately 90.63% (0.9063). This indicates a high overall rate of correct predictions by the model.

95% Confidence Interval for Accuracy: Ranges from 88.75% to 92.3%, suggesting the model’s accuracy is consistently high.

No Information Rate: 60.79%. This is a baseline metric for comparison, indicating the accuracy that would be achieved by always predicting the most frequent class.

P-Value [Accuracy > No Information Rate]: Less than 2.2e-16, indicating the model’s accuracy is significantly better than the no information rate.

Kappa: Approximately 0.7992. The Kappa statistic measures agreement between predicted and actual classifications; a value close to 1 indicates strong agreement.

Mcnemar’s Test P-Value: 4.424e-07, suggesting a significant difference between the model’s performance on different classes.

Sensitivity (True Positive Rate): 81.97%, indicating the proportion of actual positives correctly identified.

Specificity (True Negative Rate): 96.22%, showing the proportion of actual negatives correctly identified.

Positive Predictive Value (Precision): 93.33%, reflecting the proportion of positive identifications that were actually correct.

Negative Predictive Value: 89.22%, indicating the proportion of negative identifications that were actually correct.

Prevalence of the Positive Class: 39.21%.

Detection Rate: 32.14%, indicating the rate at which the positive class is correctly identified.

Detection Prevalence: 34.44%, showing how often the model predicts the positive class.

Balanced Accuracy: 89.10%, a metric that considers both sensitivity and specificity.

Implications: The model demonstrates high accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity, indicating it performs well in both identifying the positive class and avoiding false positives. The high positive and negative predictive values suggest the model is reliable in its predictions. The significant kappa value and the results of Mcnemar’s Test underline the model’s effectiveness beyond chance or bias. Conclusion: Overall, the model shows excellent performance in classifying and predicting the two classes, as evidenced by the high accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and other statistical measures.

Precision

precision <- 0.9280  # Pos Pred Value from the output
recall <- 0.8150    # Sensitivity from the output
f1_score <- 2 * (precision * recall) / (precision + recall)
## [1] 0.8678371

Balanced Metric: The F1 score is particularly valuable because it provides a single metric that balances the trade-off between precision and recall. An F1 score close to 1 indicates high precision and high recall.

Model Performance: An F1 score of 0.868 suggests that your model has a good balance between precision and recall. This means it is fairly accurate in classifying the positive class (class ‘0’ in your case) and maintains a low rate of false positives and false negatives.

Contextual Evaluation: The relevance of the F1 score depends on the specific context and requirements of your task. For example, in certain applications (like medical diagnosis), recall might be more important than precision, or vice versa.

Overview of the Model:

This model has been developed to predict student success and dropout rates. Using a sophisticated machine learning approach, it aims to provide actionable insights that can assist in enhancing educational strategies and student support mechanisms.

Key Performance Metrics: High Accuracy (90.63%): The model correctly predicts student outcomes with an accuracy of approximately 90.63%. This high accuracy rate is indicative of its reliability in identifying students at risk of dropping out or succeeding.

Sensitivity and Specificity: The model demonstrates a sensitivity of 81.97% and a specificity of 96.22%. This means it is adept at correctly identifying students who are likely to drop out (sensitivity) while also accurately recognizing those who are likely to succeed (specificity).

Predictive Values: With a positive predictive value of 93.33% and a negative predictive value of 89.22%, the model is highly effective in its predictions. It ensures that a significant majority of its predictions are reliable.

Balanced Accuracy (89.10%): The balanced accuracy, considering both sensitivity and specificity, stands at 89.10%, underscoring the model’s overall balanced performance across different categories.

Statistical Significance: The model’s performance is statistically significant, as evidenced by a very low p-value in comparison to the No Information Rate. This suggests that the model’s predictions are not due to chance.

Implications for Stakeholders: Decision-Making Tool: The model can serve as a valuable tool for educational administrators and policymakers, providing data-driven insights to inform decisions about student support and intervention strategies. Early Intervention: The ability to accurately predict student outcomes can facilitate early intervention for at-risk students, potentially improving retention rates and academic success. Resource Allocation: By identifying trends and patterns in student performance, the model can assist in the efficient allocation of educational resources and support services. Continual Improvement: The model can be an integral part of a continual improvement process in educational settings, aiding in the assessment of current strategies and the development of new approaches based on data-driven evidence. Conclusion: The model is a robust, accurate, and reliable tool that can play a critical role in enhancing educational outcomes. Its ability to predict student success and dropout with high precision makes it an invaluable asset for stakeholders in the educational sector.