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title: "Timothy B. Ruel"
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## About Me

Enthusiastic data scientist with a passion for leveraging statistical expertise to construct models, formulate predictions, and address real-world challenges through the power of data. Proficient in utilizing R and Python for data wrangling and implementing machine learning techniques.

I am currently in my fifth year as a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Statistics and Data Science at Northwestern University. My research focuses on developing a novel algorithm for the numerical approximation of integrated likelihood functions. This innovative approach aims to eliminate nuisance parameters from statistical models, providing scientific researchers with a tool to facilitate the estimation of the parameters of interest in their studies.

## Interests

* Data science
* Machine learning
* Bayesian statistics
* Likelihood analysis
* Data visualization

## Education

<ul class="ul-edu fa-ul"> <li><i class="fa-li fa fa-graduation-cap"></i> <div class="description"> <p class="course"> MS in Statistics, 2022 </p><p class="institution">Northwestern University</p></div></li><li><i class="fa-li fa fa-graduation-cap"></i><div class="description"><p class="course">BS in Statistics and Applied Mathematics, 2018</p><p class="institution">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</p></div></li></ul>

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