Analytics Workshops
Predictive Analytics World, Oct 29-Nov 2, 2017 in New York
PLEASE NOTE WORKSHOPS WILL TAKE PLACE AT NYC EVENT SPACE
4 West 43rd Street, New York NY 10036
Sunday, October 29
R Bootcamp:
For Newcomers to R
Two and a half hour morning workshop: 9:00-11:30am
- This 2.5 hour workshop launches your tenure as a user of R, the well-known open-source platform for data analysis.
Max KuhnSoftware Engineer
RStudio
Sunday, October 29
R for Machine Learning:
A Hands-On Introduction
Full-day: 12:00pm - 7:30pm
- Gain experience driving R for predictive modeling across real examples and data sets. Survey the pertinent modeling packages.
Max KuhnSoftware Engineer
RStudio
Sunday, October 29
Big Data: Proven Methods You
Need to Extract Big Value
Full-day: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- This one day workshop reviews major big data success stories that have transformed businesses and created new markets.
Vladimir BarashSenior Researcher
Graphika
Wednesday, November 1
Machine Learning Methods:
The Best and the Worst of
Predictive Analytics
Full-day: 8:00am - 3:45pm
- The key inner workings of leading algorithms, case studies demonstrating their performance and comparison of merits.
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Dr. John ElderFounder and Chair
Elder Research, Inc.
Wednesday, November 1
Spark on Hadoop for Machine
Learning: Hands-On Lab
Full-day: 9:00am - 4:30pm
- Gain the power to extract signals from big data on your own, without relying on data engineers and Hadoop specialists.
James Casaletto
Principal Solutions Architect
MapR Technologies
Wednesday, November 1
The Advanced Data Preparation Bootcamp: Whip your
Data into Shape
Full-day: 9:00am - 4:30pm
- Dive in hands-on with crucial data prep steps, including cleaning, missing value imputation, feature creation/selection, and sampling.
Dean Abbott
President
Abbott Analytics
Thursday, November 2
Supercharging Prediction with
Ensemble Models
Full-day: 8:30am - 4:30pm
- This workshop dives into the key ensemble approaches including Bagging, Random Forests, and Stochastic Gradient Boosting.
Dean Abbott
President
Abbott Analytics
On-Demand
Predictive Analytics Applied –
An Online Introduction
Online 5 ½-hour training program – on demand
- New to predictive analytics? Take this online course instructed by the chair of PAW to ramp up before the conference. On-demand access at any time.
Eric Siegel Ph.D.
Conference Chair
Predictive Analytics World
Web analytics training workshops from our partner eMetrics
Sunday, October 29
Fundamentals Of Digital Analytics
Full-day: 8:30am - 4:30pm
- Digital Analytics Association Essential Series workshop for those who are new to web analytics.
June Li
Founder and Managing Director
ClickInsight
Wednesday, November 1
Applying Digital Analytics
Full-day: 8:30am - 4:30pm
- DAA Essential Series: Discover the first steps to using web analytics to improve site design, email marketing/visitor life cycle, social media marketing, and more.
Keith MacDonald
Marketing Science Leader
Critical Mass
Wednesday, November 1
Visualization and Storytelling
The New Big Data Skill
Full-day: 9:00am - 4:30pm
- Lee Feinberg of DecisionViz will teach how to structure a visual story, how to apply the foundations of visual language, and how to work closely with your audience in this visualization workshop.
Lee Feinberg
Founder and President
DecisionViz
Blue circle workshops are for All Levels
Red triangle workshops are Expert/Practitioner Level
