Analytics Workshops
Predictive Analytics World, March 29-April 2, 2015 in San Francisco
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, March 29
Uplift Models:
Optimizing the Impact of Your Marketing
Full-day session: 8:30am - 4:30pm
- This workshop demonstrates how to build Net Lift Models that optimize the incremental impact of marketing campaigns, covering the pros and cons of various core analytical approaches.
Kim Larsen
Director of Client Algorithms
Stitch Fix
Sunday, March 29
R Bootcamp:
For Newcomers to R
Three hours: 5:30-8:30pm
- Designed for newcomers to the language of R, "R Bootcamp" covers the R ecosystem and core elements of the language, so you attain the foundations for becoming an R user.
Max Kuhn
Director,
Nonclinical Statistics
Pfizer
Monday, March 30
R for Predictive Modeling:
A Hands-On Introduction
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 Kuhn
Director,
Nonclinical Statistics
Pfizer
Monday, March 30
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.
Marc Smith
Chief Social Scientist
Connected Action Consulting Group
Monday, March 30
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
Sponsored by:
Thursday, April 2
Modeling Methods: The Best and
the Worst of Predictive Analytics
Full-day: 8:00am - 3:00pm
- The key inner workings of leading algorithms, case studies demonstrating their performance and comparison of merits.
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Dr. John ElderCEO and Founder
Elder Research, Inc.
Thursday, April 2
Supercharging Prediction:
Hands-On 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, April 2
Text Analytics: From Getting Started to Successful Applications
Full-day: 9:00am - 4:30pm
- This workshop covers all you need to know whether you just want to build a single application or you want to build a text analytics foundation for a complete range of applications.
Tom Reamy
Program Chair Text Analytics World
Chief Knowledge Architect
KAPS Group. LLC
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
