Wharton High School Data Science Competition

About the Competition

Student teams will use simulated data featuring player performance stats for a fictional American football league to evaluate rankings, analyze performance statistics, and predict outcomes to inform decision-making.

Student teams will report rankings, key player performance stats, and data visualizations.

The full competition will take part in 3 phases, as listed below:

Phase 1

Football Player Performance Predictions

Phase 2

Semifinals: Description & Slide Presentation

Phase 3

Virtual Presentation

Submission and Scoring

  • Phase 1: Initial submissions will be auto-scored and/or graded. 
  • Phase 2: Semifinalists’ detailed submissions will be reviewed and scored by a defined rubric.
  • Phase 3: The top 5 teams present via Zoom live to judges. Judges deliberate and announce 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.