Analytics Workshops
Predictive Analytics World, September 27- October 1, 2015
in Boston
Workshops for All Levels
Workshops at the Expert/Practitioner Level The following full-day workshops take place before and after the main two-day PAW conference program:
Sunday, September 27
R for Predictive Modeling Hands-On: Business
and Healthcare
Full-day: 9:00am – 4:30pm
- This one-day session provides a hands-on introduction to R, the well-known open-source platform for data analysis.
Max KuhnDirector, Nonclinical Statistics
Pfizer
Sunday, September 27
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 Barash Senior Researcher
Graphika
Wednesday, September 30
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.
John Elder, Ph.D.
CEO and Founder
Elder Research
Wednesday, September 30
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
Wednesday, September 30
Predictive Analytics in Healthcare: Techniques, Opportunities,
and Challenges
Full-day: 9:00am - 4:30pm
- How to increase quality of care, prevent adverse events, and decrease costs using predictive analytics.
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Thursday, October 1
Advanced Methods Hands-On:
Predictive Modeling Techniques
Full-day: 8:45am – 4:30pm
- Dive in hands-on employing the key predictive analytics algorithms, and gain experience with leading software.
Dean Abbott
President
Abbott Analytics
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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 Founder
Predictive Analytics World
