Analytics Workshops
Predictive Analytics World, October 23-27, 2016 in New York
Sunday, October 23
R Bootcamp:
For Newcomers to R
Three-hour Afternoon Workshop: 1:30-4:30pm
- 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
Sunday, October 23
Big Data: Proven Methods You
Need to Extract Big Value
Full-day: 9:00am - 4:30pm
- This one day workshop reviews major big data success stories that have transformed businesses and created new markets.
Vladimir BarashSenior Researcher
Graphika
Monday, October 24
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, October 24
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:
Thursday, October 27
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, October 27
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, October 27
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
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
