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Course Content: 1. Overview of Predictive Analytics 2. Linear Regression

This document outlines the content to be covered in a predictive analytics course. The course covers topics such as linear regression, logistic regression, principal component analysis, clustering, decision trees, market basket analysis, and neural networks. For each topic, the document lists key concepts and techniques that will be discussed, as well as hands-on training exercises that will be completed using XL Miner software.

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Course Content: 1. Overview of Predictive Analytics 2. Linear Regression

This document outlines the content to be covered in a predictive analytics course. The course covers topics such as linear regression, logistic regression, principal component analysis, clustering, decision trees, market basket analysis, and neural networks. For each topic, the document lists key concepts and techniques that will be discussed, as well as hands-on training exercises that will be completed using XL Miner software.

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Course Content

1. Overview of Predictive Analytics



2. Linear Regression
Introduction
Mathematical formulation
Gradient decent algorithm
Evaluating the model
Some measures of error
Polynomial regression
Model Selection
Subset selection
Hands on training using XL Miner

3. Data Preparation
Why data preparation
Outlier treatment
Missing values treatment
Categorical variables
Derived variables
Variable transformation
Sampling
Hands on training using XL miner


4. Logistic regression
Introduction
Decision boundary
Non-linear decision boundary
Cost function
Gradient decent algorithm
Evaluating classification
ROC curve
Lift and cumulative gain chart
Rare cases and over sampling
Asymmetric costs
Multiclass classification
Hands on training using XL Miner


5. Model diagnostics

6. Principal Component Analysis
Introduction
Applications
Choosing the number of components
Hands on training using XL Miner

7. Clustering
What is clustering
Types of clustering
K-Means clustering
Choosing the number of clusters
Data preparation
Hierarchical clustering
Hands on training using XL Miner

8. Decision trees
Introduction
Hunts algorithm for decision tree construction
Design issues
Hands on training using XL Miner

9. Market basket analysis
Introduction
Generating rules
Performance measurement
Hands on training using XL Miner
10. Neural networks
Introduction
Training neural networks
Classification using neural networks
Prediction using neural networks
Hands on training using XL Miner

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