{{Short description|American professor}} '''Michael Rappa''' is an American professor and founding director of the Institute for Advanced Analytics at North Carolina State University.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Woods|first1=Dan|title=What Is a Data Scientist?: Michael Rappa, Institute for Advanced Analytics|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danwoods/2012/03/05/what-is-a-data-scientist-michael-rappa-north-carolina-state-university/|work=Forbes|accessdate=2014-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Booker|first1=Ellis|title=Big Data Profile: Michael Rappa, Institute For Advanced Analytics|url=http://www.informationweek.com/big-data/big-data-analytics/big-data-profile-michael-rappa-institute-for-advanced-analytics/d/d-id/1111295?|publisher=Information Week}}</ref> He has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and has previously worked as a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://analytics.ncsu.edu/?page_id=7|website=Institute for Advanced Analytics|title=Michael Rappa, Ph.D. – Goodnight Director and Distinguished University Professor – Master of Science in Analytics | Institute for Advanced Analytics}}</ref>
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