20 JKU graduate students in Statistics took on the challenge of predicting the electricity consumption of Linz AG's customers in Linz. Click here to learn more about the challenge in which Victoria Wimmer came in third with a mean deviation of 7.17 MWh

What was the hardest part about predicting the information?
Victoria Wimmer: One of the biggest challenges was dealing with a delay in the data availability as only information up to the month before the last was available and we had to use that for make our predictions for the coming day. Dealing with the large amount of data was also challenging.

How long did it take to complete the project?
Victoria Wimmer: I worked on the project for about 2.5 months.

Why did you decide to study statistics at the JKU?
Victoria Wimmer: I chose to study statistics because I can work in a wide variety of subject areas and many different disciplines require the methodologies used in statistics. In addition, I already enjoyed math a lot at school.

Would you recommend the degree program to others?
Victoria Wimmer: Yes, I would most definitely recommend the degree program at the JKU!

Victoria Wimmer (23) lives in Zipf (in the district of Vöcklabruck). In her free time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, and doing puzzles.