Project Hypothesis / Research Question
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❓ How did reopening the US borders to certain travelers impact small businesses in the Bay Area?
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Data Sources
- November 1, 2021: Reached out to a local small business association
- November 3, 2021: Received spreadsheet w/ aggregated revenue data
- November 2, 2021: Added business registration data from DataSF
Progress & Findings
- November 5, 2021: Cleaned data & emailed w/ contact person at the association to better understand how data was generated
- November 6, 2021: Created data visualizations as part of my EDA —> there might be an association between reopening & small business openings
- November 6, 2021: Completed some statistical tests to verify the significance of the association
Conclusion & Future Work
- Opening the US to visitors seems to have had a positive impact on the recovery of small businesses in the wake of COVID-19.