I am particularly keen to interpret, through various multivariate methods, the different relationships between variables and their relevance in solving business challenges. My goal is to focus on building the analytical models needed to make smarter decisions. In particular, I'm looking forward to understanding social media that needs to be managed, measured and analyzed to better respond to customer behavior in ways not previously anticipated. Therefore, I am particularly fascinated by Professor Dr. Christopher Healey's discovery of "The Tweet Visualizer" application for sentiment analysis. I remain confident that his extensive experience in "Visualization" will help me present meaningful data results in a way that is not overwhelming to the human mind. Additionally, I am honored to learn that Professor Dr. David Dickey is among the distinguished faculty members. Witnessing and learning statistical concepts from him is nothing short of a dream come true. I firmly believe that the exceptional abilities of NCSU faculty members will stimulate my multidimensional interests in analytics and the program will engage me intellectually. Last year, my all-out efforts to explore “data analytics” were abruptly interrupted like a dream, mainly due to a life-threatening surgery. On the road to a healthy recovery,