Analytics Workshops
Predictive Analytics World, June 20-23, 2016 in Chicago
Sunday, June 19
R Bootcamp:
For Newcomers to R
Three hour: 5:30-8:30pm
- This half-day workshop launches your tenure as a user of R, the well-known open-source platform for data analysis.
Max KuhnDirector, Nonclinical Statistics
Pfizer
Monday, June 20
R for Predictive Modeling:
A Hands-On Introduction
Full-day: 9:00am - 4:30pm
- Gain experience driving R for predictive modeling across real examples and data sets. Survey the pertinent modeling packages.
Max KuhnDirector, Nonclinical Statistics
Pfizer
Monday, June 20
Advanced Methods Hands-on:
Predictive Modeling Techniques
Full-day: 8:30am - 4:30pm
- Dive in hands-on employing the key predictive analytics algorithms, and gain experience with leading software.
Dean Abbott
President
Abbott Analytics, Inc.
Sponsored by:
Monday, June 20
Hadoop for Predictive Analytics:
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
Senior Solutions Architect
MapR Technologies
Thursday, June 23
Modeling Methods: The Best and
the Worst of Predictive Analytics
Full-day: 9:00am - 4:30pm
- The key inner workings of leading algorithms, case studies demonstrating their performance and comparison of merits.
Dr. John Elder
CEO and Founder
Elder Research, Inc.
Thursday, June 23
Supercharging Prediction with
Ensemble Models
Full-day: 9:00am - 4:30pm
- This workshop dives into the key ensemble approaches including Bagging, Random Forests, and Stochastic Gradient Boosting.
Dean Abbott
President
Abbott Analytics, Inc.
Sponsored by:
Thursday, June 23
Making Text Mining Work:
Practical Methods and Solutions
Full-day: 9:00am - 4:30pm
- This one-day session surveys standard and advanced methods for text mining. Dr. Fast will describe the key inner workings of leading algorithms, demonstrate their performance with business case studies.
Dr. Andrew Fast
Chief Scientist
Elder Research Inc.
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
