APPLIED DATA SCIENCE INSIGHTS INTO GRADE EIGHT MATH, PHYSICS, AND AP® PHYSICS EXAM-TAKING INFLUENCING ACT STEM OUTCOMES
Reema Banerjee
This study examined the longitudinal relationships among eighth grade mathematics proficiency, high school physics availability, AP® Physics exam participation, and ACT STEM scores across Wisconsin public school districts. A retrospective, multi-cohort design was used, and two cohorts were tracked from middle school through junior year. Publicly available datasets were analyzed using an applied data science approach in R, incorporating exploratory visualization, univariate and bivariate analyses