Goal

To gain hands on experience with basic data mining using Weka
To be able to create predictive models using Weka

Audience

Data analysts seeking to advance their analytics capabilities

Pre-req's

Basic knowledge of statistics
Experience in data analysis

Course Content

Topics Covered:

  • Intro to Predictive Analytics
    • Current State of Predictive Analytics
    • Real Life Examples
    • Ethics
  • Models + Their Use
    • Linear Regression
    • Naive Bayes
    • Decision Trees
    • Logistic Regression
    • K-Means Clusterings
  • Data Mining Process
    • Gathering and Cleaning Data
    • Modeling
    • Evaluating
    • Deploying
  • Using Weka
    • Pre-processing Data
    • Classifying Data
    • Evaluating Data

Recommended Format:

    2 days
  • Day 1:

    General overview of concepts, algorithms, use cases
  • Day 2:

    Hands on practice