2. Background Information
• Application received by DOL > 300,000
• Does the interview decide your fate?
• Factors affecting your visa
• Paid wage vs prevailing wage
4. The Business Objectives
• Salary Comparison.
• Visa type affecting salary
• States with highest paying BAPM-related salaries.
• Determine how the offered salaries compare to the prevailing wage.
• Determine if any of the results change as a function of the cost of living.
5. Data Overview
• 618,804 records, 40 variables
• Missing Data
• Dimension Reduction : 22 variables
– Redundancy
– High Specificity
– Irrelevancy
• Outlier Treatment