Due to lack of technical expertise and resources John Snow, Inc. (JSI) has had difficulty understanding the Reproductive Health Interchange database and creating a more cost efficient contraceptive procurement process. Our goal was to use explanatory data mining techniques to gain a better understanding of the driving input variables and suggest alternative procurement strategies.

Thousands of Americans reside in nursing homes across the US, with facilities spanning a wide range of sizes, occupancy rates, staffing levels and expertise, available services, business models and managerial expertise. This great variability between each facility results in a highly divergent quality levels, creating a substantial challenge for families across the country: which home should they choose for their elderly relatives.