Predictive Analytics using R (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781312841017)

This book is about predictive analytics. Yet, each chapter could easily be handled by an entire volume of its own. So one might think of this a survey of predictive modeling. A predictive model is a statistical model or machine learning model used to predict future behavior based on past behavior. In order to use this book, one should have a basic understanding of mathematical statistics - it is an advanced book. Some theoretical foundations are laid out but not proven, but references are provided for additional coverage. Every chapter culminates in an example using R. R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. You may download R, from a preferred CRAN mirror at http: //www.r-project.org/. The book is organized so that statistical models are presented first (hopefully in a logical order), followed by machine learning models, and then applications: uplift modeling and time series. One could use this a textbook with problem solving in R-but there are no "by-hand" exercises.

Author: Jeffrey Strickland
ISBN-10: 131284101X
ISBN-13: 9781312841017
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 01/16/2015
Pages: 552
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.99lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19d