JURNAL ILMIAH SAINS TEKNOLOGI DAN INFORMASI
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2026): Vol. 4 No. 2 (2026): April : Jurnal Ilmiah Sains Teknologi dan Informasi

Klasifikasi Gaya Hidup Siswa Menggunakan Metode K-Nearest Neighbors

Syahrina Indah Harahap (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara Medan)
Ilka Zufria (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara Medan)
Abdul Halim Hasugian (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara Medan)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2026

Abstract

This research aims to classify students’ lifestyles using the K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) algorithm. The dataset consists of 392 high school students obtained from Kaggle, with key attributes including study hours, social media usage, Netflix viewing duration, attendance, sleep quality, internet quality, mental health, and extracurricular activities. KNN was chosen for its simplicity in distance-based classification, measured using Euclidean Distance. The data was divided into training and testing sets, then evaluated using accuracy and a confusion matrix. The results show that KNN effectively classifies students’ lifestyles into four categories: healthy, less active, at risk, and highly at risk. This classification is expected to assist educational institutions, parents, and students in understanding lifestyle patterns and their impact on academic performance and mental well-being. Furthermore, this study emphasizes the relevance of applying machine learning in education, aligned with Islamic values concerning health, discipline, and the optimal use of time.

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Journal Info

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JITI

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Computer Science & IT Energy Environmental Science

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JURNAL ILMIAH SAINS TEKNOLOGI DAN INFORMASI (JITI), untuk menyebarluaskan, mengembangkan dan menfasilitasi hasil penelitian inter-disiplin di bidang Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi, sistem komputer, informatika dan komunikasi sebagai media bagi para dosen, guru, peneliti dan para praktisi dalam ...