Chronicles of An Aspiring Data Scientist

  Using Linear Regression to Predict The Best Way To Increase the Price of Your Home  During my time at flatiron, I've performed an  analysis with the goal of building a linear regression model that can predict which home improvement projects can increase the price of your home - with the greatest accuracy possible. The results can help homeowners interested in selling their homes decide which are the best improvements to consider for adding value to their home! In my analysis I used data from a town in Washington called King County, which included information about the size, location, condition, and other features of homes in the area. My model and evaluation are focused on single family homes, and which are some of the many factors that contribute to real estate sales prices. Modeling The features of my final model include total square footage of living space, bathroom counts, deck square footage, building grade and township. After filtering the data to be relevant to f...