Amazing product, great value.
August 09, 2022
Amazing product, great value.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with DataRobot
We use the tool for student success. We make various predictive models for predicting the graduation and retention of our students. We use the predictions to identify at-risk students and refer them to advisors or success coaches for help. For example, if students have less than a 60% probability of graduating within four years based on the predictive model, they will get referred to an advisor for further help. During our use of the tool, we have almost doubled our 4-year graduation rate.
- Process large amounts of data quickly.
- Provides very accurate predictions.
- It provides an easy way to compare the predictive value of each of the features of the model.
- Has a good text analysis tool.
- Further improvements to their text analysis tool, to be more like the Qualtrics text analysis tool, would be a great addition. Qualtrics has templates built into their text analysis tool for customer service, quality control, etc, and will automatically slot your text responses into categories associated with certain sub areas of those larger categories.
- More accurate forecasting.
- Eliminated the need for external vendors for data analysis.
- Reduce the time required to make the predictive models.
- Increased our predictive analysis productivity.
- Freed up staff time to dedicate to other projects.
We have benefited by having increased four-year graduation and one-year retention rates for our students. Through the use of the tool, we have also been able to gain a greater understanding of the factors that pose a risk to student success within our institution and the relative effects of each. This has enabled us to take appropriate action and prioritize interventions.
The biggest challenge that our institution faced was being able to manage and increase the success of our large student population. With almost 60 000 students and limited institutional resources, it was essential that we were able to proactively identify which students were at risk and which ones would benefit most from the various resources we had available for them. DataRobot greatly helped us with this. We were able to identify which students needed help and provide them with that help before it was too late. We were also able to figure out which specific factors posed a risk for them so that the help we provided them would be targeted to their specific needs.
DataRobot provided the perfect balance of features and price points. The other tools we tried were very expensive and provided extra things that we really didn't need. Some of the other tools also required you to host them on a server at your institution or pay for their cloud service in addition to getting the software. This added to the expense without adding any additional functionality.
Do you think DataRobot delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with DataRobot's feature set?
Yes
Did DataRobot live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of DataRobot go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy DataRobot again?
Yes