BILAL SHAHID

Advanced Statistical Programming, 01/2024 - 04/2024

Wayne State University

• Manipulated data in SAS to identify and correct redundancies in reporting, filter desired variables, and transform it into useful insight for decision-making
• Generated descriptive statistics using R to assess the relationship between gender and self-defense shooting
• Visualized data using ggplot2 in R to create map plots by geographical significance
• Developed a logistic regression using R to support the acceptance or rejection of the hypothesis from statistical analyses that males are more likely to be involved in self-defense shootings than females

Mixed-Methods Research, 05/2023 - 08/2023

Wayne State University

• Conducted qualitative and quantitative research using surveys of college students to study attitudes regarding gun violence on campus, the difference between attitudes of students from different campuses, and a needs assessment as it pertains to the prevalence of gun violence on college campuses
• Utilized statistical software and online data tools (SPSS, Microsoft Excel, Qualtrics, and Taguette) for univariate and bivariate analysis
• Visualized results with SPSS, wrote a Mixed Methods research paper, and presented findings to promote public health policies focusing on gun control programs and injury prevention from gun violence

Biostatistics, 01/2023 - 04/2023

Wayne State University

• Described data, estimated parameters, and tested hypotheses by developing descriptive statistics, measures of dispersion, frequency distribution tables, ANOVA tables, post hoc tests (Bonferroni), and multiple comparisons tables in SPSS to analyze significant differences of willingness scores between different ethnicities regarding a healthy diet
• Assessed assumptions of normality, homogeneity of variance, homoscedasticity, and independence of data by creating histograms, boxplots, residual plots, scatterplots, and running the Levene Test in SPSS to evaluate significance between variances
• Performed a multivariate regression analysis to output correlation tables, R and R square values, and coefficient tables to predict body fat percentage from age, adiposity, and body part measurements (neck, hip, and abdomen circumference) for identification of findings in relation to health outcomes

Administrative Director, 09/2021 - 05/2022

Wayne State University Rising Refugees

• Ensured that project planning, budgeting, funding, advertising, and scheduling duties were distributed strategically amongst team members for optimal task definition, prioritization, and organization
• Gathered and interpreted data from previous events which maximized profits by 25% and minimized expenses by 10% for upcoming events
• Influenced team members with oral presentations to reach a consensus on the most optimal project-planning strategies which were utilized for successful events
• Worked collaboratively with different organizations (Wayne State University Students for Education and Empowerment in Law and Refugee Aid), facilitated an open exchange of ideas, and created fundraising ventures which increased donations for refugees by 275%

Media Coordinator, 10/2020 - 09/2021

Wayne State University Pre-Dental Society

• Created and grew a social media platform from 0 to 300 followers which was used to advertise the organization, promote events, and recruit new members
• Collected information from social media insight-analytics to solve the lack of engagement from the public and increased engagement by 450%
• Facilitated engagement of club members and fostered an atmosphere of open dialogue through communication platforms