Lane Bentley

Experienced Data Analyst with a comprehensive background in research and analytics. Proven track record in developing extensive datasets and dashboards, applying advanced data analysis techniques across various sectors. Proficient in tools like Qlik Sense, Tableau, Power BI, and Azure. Passionate about leveraging data to enhance decision-making processes and predictive modeling. Passionate about sports and sports betting industry.

NBA Game Prediction - ML Analysis, Denison University, 01/2022 - 05/2022

Conducted NBA Game Prediction Analysis

• Enhanced Machine Learning Model Accuracy: Improved the accuracy of game prediction models by integrating player performance factors such as miles traveled, rest days, and sentiment analysis scores from players' social media postings on the day of the game.
• Data Manipulation and Analysis: Compiled and manipulated datasets with differential averages from each game, utilizing various time periods for aggregation. Employed Natural Language Processing (NLP) to create a scoring algorithm for tokenized social media posts.
• Advanced Statistical Techniques: Implemented principal component analysis for dimensionality reduction to minimize noise and multicollinearity in the data.
• Model Training and Results: Trained linear regression and gradient boosted decision tree models to predict game winners. Significantly improved the accuracy by incorporating player performance factors into the models. This enhancement led to a 3.7% increase in the accuracy of the PCA-reduced Logistic Regression model.

• AGILE Project Management Professional Certification (In Progress)

• Enthusiast of sports, particularly football and basketball
• Passionate about data analytics and predictive analytics
• Strong interest in the sports betting industry