From c2c3de0d26e9b46451f40e7c53e30990ff25c76f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Drew Giffin Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2025 23:53:24 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Added readme text --- readme.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index e69de29..d325d4a 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +# Student Habits and Stress Prediction Analysis + +A machine learning project that examines the habits of students with the goal of gaining insight into how their daily routines may affect their stress levels. Habits such as studying, extracurricular involvement, sleep, socialization, and physical activity, as well as performance indicators like GPA, are analyzed to understand their correlation with stress. \ No newline at end of file From 7f3384762d9e2faccc41d5415c96635b0c87b154 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Drew Giffin Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 09:29:26 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Added goal --- readme.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index d325d4a..6e51531 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ # Student Habits and Stress Prediction Analysis -A machine learning project that examines the habits of students with the goal of gaining insight into how their daily routines may affect their stress levels. Habits such as studying, extracurricular involvement, sleep, socialization, and physical activity, as well as performance indicators like GPA, are analyzed to understand their correlation with stress. \ No newline at end of file +A machine learning project that examines the habits of students with the goal of gaining insight into how their daily routines may affect their stress levels. Habits such as studying, extracurricular involvement, sleep, socialization, and physical activity, as well as performance indicators like GPA, are analyzed to understand their correlation with stress. + +--- + +## Goal + +The main goal of this project is to predict a student's stress level, categorized as low, moderate or high, depending on their times spent on different activities and academic performance. By providing clarity on the factors that most influence stress, the project aims to give students actionable context for developing less stressful lifestyles without compromising academic success. From 63dad82abb325cc8f1b3111023d88757c0e1757f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Drew Giffin Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 09:42:06 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Added dataset context --- readme.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index 6e51531..2b8607e 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -7,3 +7,11 @@ A machine learning project that examines the habits of students with the goal of ## Goal The main goal of this project is to predict a student's stress level, categorized as low, moderate or high, depending on their times spent on different activities and academic performance. By providing clarity on the factors that most influence stress, the project aims to give students actionable context for developing less stressful lifestyles without compromising academic success. + +--- + +## Dataset + +The dataset used in this project was sources from [Kaggle](https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/afnansaifafnan/study-habits-and-activities-of-students), containing information about time spent on daily activities, academic performance, and reported stress level. Each entry has figures like time spent studying, sleeping, exersizing, socializing, and participating in extracurricular activities, as well as GPA. + +The target variable is the **stress level**, indicated as *low*, *moderate* or *high*. These features will allow us to explore the correlation between lifestyle patterns, academic performance and stress. They will also help us build a predictive model capable of identifying which habits most strongly influence stress. \ No newline at end of file