Intro to Data Mining for Absolute Beginners (no charge)
This one-hour webinar is a perfect place to start if you are new to data mining
and have little-to-no background in statistics or machine learning.
-Dates: July 24, August 9, September 7
-Registration: http://salford.webex.com
-Future Webinars: Multiple timezones and topics are planned. Let us know if
you would like to be notified as we schedule new webinar dates and topics.
-Abstract:
In the one hour "Intro to Data Mining" webinar, we will discuss:
**Data basics: what kind of data is required for data mining and predictive
analytics; In what format must the data be; what steps are necessary to prepare
data appropriately
**What kinds of questions can we answer with data mining
**How data mining models work: the inputs, the outputs, and the nature of the
predictive mechanism
**Evaluation criteria: how predictive models can be assessed and their value
measured
**Specific background knowledge to prepare you to begin a data mining project.
Please circulate to colleagues who might benefit and do not hesitate to contact
me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Lisa Solomon
lisas@salford-systems.com
Salford Systems, 4740 Murphy Canyon Rd. Ste 200, San Diego, Calif. 92123
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