Contrarily, [PERSON] et al. [8] argued that during driving, _\"the pile plugging phenomenon is of frequent occurrence and is of greater significance than that presently accorded it by the profession\"_. Nevertheless, the plugging degree relies on the soil properties, pile dimensions, the pile's frictional resistance, the driving hammer characteristics, and the plug drainage conditions [9; 10]. The ability of the plug to resist the applied loads depends on whether these loads are static, cyclic, or seismic [11]. On some occasions, a situation may arise where the available pile driving hammer cannot drive the pile to the design depth, which could stem from the pile being plugged and impeding the driving. The problem is more critical for piles used to resist lateral loading, or more generally, piles with thickened walls near the surface [12]. The installation technique used can also impact the plugging of the piles [13]. [PERSON] and [PERSON] [14] suggested that piles installed using dynamic methods, such as vibratory driving or impact driving, exhibit less plugging compared to jacked piles. They later showed that piles installed using impact driving also exhibit plugging [15], in contradiction with the earlier findings of [PERSON] [16] who concluded that no soil plug is formed inside impact-driven open-ended piles and attributed that to the inertia of the soil column inside the pile. If a plug forms during pile installation, the plug may be removed by drilling or jetting; however, this negatively affects the axial capacity and is therefore undesirable. The effects of the soil plug removal on the final pile capacity are controversial. [PERSON] et al. [17] claimed that static loading results remain unchanged by partially removing the soil plug. Other studies have shown that, even if the pile is re-driven, a significant reduction in the overall pile capacity results from jetting [18]. More recent studies also show that removing the plug decreases the pile capacity by 45% to 79% in sand specifically [19]. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the conditions that may lead to plugging, in order to avoid them; or to have an appropriate hammer available to drive the pile to the required depth. Pile plugging could be quantified using the Incremental Filling Ratio (IFR), which represents the amount of soil plugging in a pile, or the Plug Length Ratio (PLR), which is a global indicator of pile plugging, that is easier to measure at the end of driving [20]. IFR and PLR are not necessarily correlated, especially because IFR can change rapidly from near zero to much greater values, or vice versa, while the PLR remains largely unchanged [21]. Methods to predict and account for pile plugging on capacity based on the IFR and PLR have been proposed by [PERSON] and [PERSON] [3], [PERSON] and [PERSON] [22], and [PERSON] et al. [23]. In addition, methods to predict the contribution of the plug to the pile capacity have also been developed [24; 25]; however, the required information is typically not available during initial design required to size piles. The relationship between pile plugging and geometrical properties of the pile such as diameter (D), length (L), and L/D was also explored. The occurrence of plugging was identified using load test data. Interpreted (measured) capacities are compared to the computed capacities for the three plugging conditions: (1) Plugged, (2) Unplugged, and (3) Internal Plugged. The plugging condition during loading is assumed to be that which corresponds to the calculated capacity from one of the three aforementioned conditions and is closest to the interpreted capacity. This study employs data-driven decisions to identify plugging. In the past, other studies have employed experimental and theoretical approaches and the matter remains unresolved, thus we employed tools of data science.