1st Place Winner of Fall 2021
by The Bots - Param Damle, Rishal Jagtap, Jackson Wolf
Abstract: For this project, we aim to find the leading causes of lower life expectancy across various counties in the state of Virginia. By finding correlations between lower ages of death and certain features, such as increased poverty or higher pollution, further emphasis can be placed on methods to tackle such issues in pinpoint locations. If the implementation is successful, then solutions can be tailor made for different counties rather than having to use a one-size-fits all method which will fail to meet the particular needs of niche areas. Additionally, we can then look into how those features affect one another. Features such as high cost of living expenses may