TY - BOOK AU - Bari, Anasse AU - Chaouchi, Mohamed -- author AU - Jung, Tommy -- author TI - Predictive analytics for dummies SN - 9788126567935 U1 - 658.4034 BAR PY - 2017/// CY - Hoboken, NJ PB - Wiley KW - Decision making -- Data processing. KW - Decision making -- Mathematical models. KW - Management -- Data processing. KW - Management -- Mathematical models. KW - Data mining. KW - Big data N1 - Includes index. "Learn to: Analyze structured and unstructured data ; Use algorithms and data analysis techniques ; Build clustering, classificaion and statistical models ; Apply predictive analytics to your website and marketing efforts"--Cover; Introduction. -- pt. 1. Getting started with predictive analytics. Entering the arena ; Predictive analytics in the wild ; Exploring your data types and associated techniques ; Complexities of data -- pt. 2. Incorporating algorithms in your models. Applying models ; Identifying similarities in data ; Predicting the future using data classification -- pt. 3. Developing a roadmap. Convincing your management to adopt predictive analytics ; Preparing data ; Building a predictive model ; Visualization of analytical results -- pt. 4. Programming predictive analytics. Creating basic prediction examples ; Creating basic examples of unsupervised predictions ; Predictive modeling with R ; Avoiding analysis traps ; Targeting big data -- pt. 5. The part of tens. Ten reasons to implement predictive analytics ; Ten steps to build a predictive analytic model ER -