Advanced Predictive Modeling Using SAS Enterprise Miner 5.1

Duration: 2.0 days

Audience

This Level IV course is designed for predictive modelers and data analysts who want to optimize the performance of predictive models beyond the basics covered in the Predictive Modeling Using SAS Enterprise Miner 5.1 course.

Course Description

This course continues the development of predictive models that begins in the Predictive Modeling Using SAS Enterprise Miner 5.1 course. Students learn improved techniques for input selection and model assessment. They also learn to construct and evaluate two-stage and multi-stage models using SAS Enterprise Miner. Variability in model predictive performance is also discussed.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, you should

have completed the Predictive Modeling Using SAS Enterprise Miner 5.1 course
have some experience with creating and managing SAS data sets, which you can gain from the SAS Programming I: Essentials course
have some experience building statistical models using SAS/STAT software
have completed a statistics course that covers linear regression and logistic regression, such as the Statistics I: Introduction to ANOVA, Regression, and Logistic Regression course.

Course Contents

Review of Basic Predictive Modeling Techniques

creating a predictive model using SAS Enterprise Miner
analytic challenges

Improving Input Selection

univariate screening
principal components
variable clusters
categorical input recoding
all-subsets regression

Empirical Logits and Model Adequacy

empirical logit plots
input transformations

Generalized Profit Assessment

case-dependent profits
generalized profit plots
total profit fraction plots

Building and Evaluating a Two-Stage Model

assessing models without a profit matrix
building an interval target model
non-normal error distributions
regression trees
interval target neural network models

Prediction Limits

profit variability
generalized profit plots with prediction limits

Software Addressed

This course addresses the following software product(s): SAS Enterprise Miner.

Course Materials

You receive Advanced Predictive Modeling Using SAS Enterprise Miner 5.1 Course Notes.

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