Detailed Course Outline
1. Introduction to predicting continuous targets • List three modeling objectives • List two business questions that involve predicting continuous targets • Explain the concept of field measurement level and its implications for selecting a modeling technique • List three types of models to predict continuous targets • Determine the classification model to use 2. Building your tree interactively • Explain how CHAID grows a tree • Explain how C&R Tree grows a tree • Build CHAID and C&R Tree models interactively • Evaluate models for continuous targets • Use the model nugget to score records 3. Building your tree directly • Customize two options in the CHAID node • Customize two options in the C&R Tree node • List one difference between CHAID and C&R Tree 4. Using traditional statistical models • Explain key concepts for Linear • Customize one option in the Linear node • Explain key concepts for Cox • Customize one option in the Cox node 5. Using machine learning models • Explain key concepts for Neural Net • Customize one option in the Neural Net node