DAY ONE |
I. |
MODELLING BASICS |
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A. |
Representation |
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B. |
Performance Criterion |
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C. |
Alternative Methods |
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D. |
Modelling Process |
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a. |
Variable Selection |
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b. |
Model Assessment |
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c. |
Model Validation |
II. |
EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS (EDA) |
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A. |
What is it, and why do it? |
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B. |
The Hallmarks |
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C. |
Stars and Profile Curves |
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D. |
RE-EXPRESSING |
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a. |
Symmetry |
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1) |
Ideal Shape |
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b. |
Straightening |
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1) |
Weakness of R-square |
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c. |
Smoothing |
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1) |
Critical Step |
III. |
TREE MODELS |
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A. |
Primer |
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B. |
CHAID vs. CART vs. CLS |
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C. |
Many Uses |
IV. |
RESAMPLING |
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A. |
Jackknife and Bootstrap |
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B. |
Bootstrapped Decile Analysis |
V. |
RE-EXPRESSING MANY VARIABLES |
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A. |
Principal Component Analysis (PCA) |
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B. |
Case Studies |
VI. |
PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS |
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A. |
Compositional Data |
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B. |
Relation with Factor Analysis |
DAY TWO |
VII. |
BINARY LOGISTIC REGRESSION |
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A. |
Model Specification |
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B. |
Linear Probability Model vs. Logit vs.
Probit |
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C. |
Logistic Regression Interpretation |
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D. |
Extensive Case Study |
VIII. |
EDA PRODUCT AFFINITY |
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A. |
CHAID and PCA |
IX. |
PCA PRODUCT AFFINITY |
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A. |
Case Study Illustration |
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B. |
PCA Segmentation |
X. |
LOGISTIC REGRESSION FAMILY |
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A. |
Multinominal Logistic |
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a. |
Expanding the binary logistic model |
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b. |
Case Study |
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B. |
Ordinal Logistic |
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a. |
Specification |
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b. |
Key assumption |
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C. |
Weighted Least-Squares |
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a. |
Specification |
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b. |
Zipcode Modelling |
XI. |
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE MODELLING METHODS |
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A. |
Statistical Methods |
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B. |
Artificial Neural Networks |
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C. |
Genetic Algorithms |
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D. |
Comparative Evaluation |