03 — PROJECT

Analysis of Student Spending Habits & Inflation Modeling

Chart comparing student basket inflation with official inflation

Objective

  • Conduct an empirical, comparative study on student spending habits across four cities in Turkey and Germany.
  • Model a customized consumer basket to quantify the student-specific inflation rate and purchasing power loss experienced by university students.

Key Activities

  • Survey Design, Sampling & Data Collection
  • Data Preprocessing & Demographic Segmentation
  • Consumer Basket Construction & Weighting
  • Inflation Calculation & Comparison
  • Data Visualization & Interpretation

Skills & Tools

  • Empirical Research Design
  • Index Number Theory & Weighted Price Calculation
  • Exploratory Data Analysis & Data Cleaning
  • Socio-Economic Analysis & Interpretation