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Decision Tree Modeling
This course includes discussions of tree-structured predictive models and the methodology for growing, pruning, and assessing decision trees. In addition, this course examines many of the auxiliary...
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This course includes discussions of tree-structured predictive models and the methodology for growing, pruning, and assessing decision trees. In addition, this course examines many of the auxiliary uses of trees such as exploratory data analysis, dimension reduction, and missing value imputation.
Skills Gained
- build tree-structured models, including classification trees and regression trees
- use the methodology for growing, pruning, and assessing decision trees
- use decision trees for exploratory data analysis, dimension reduction, and missing value imputation.
Who Can Benefit
- Predictive modelers and data analysts who want to build decision trees using SAS Enterprise Miner software
Prerequisites
- Before attending this course, you should
- have an understanding of basic statistical concepts. You can gain this knowledge from the Statistics 1: Introduction to ANOVA, Regression, and Logistic Regression course.
- be familiar with SAS Enterprise Miner software. You can gain this knowledge from the Applied Analytics Using SAS® Enterprise Miner™ course.
Course Details
Tree-Structured Models
- classification trees
- regression trees
Recursive Partitioning
- binary and multiway splits
- splitting criteria
- missing values
Pruning
- p-value adjustments
- profit and loss considerations
- cross validation
- class probability trees
Auxiliary Uses of Trees
- data exploration
- dimension reduction
- imputation
Ensembles of Trees
- bagging
- boosting
- gradient boosting
- random forests
Schedule
FAQ
Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?
Classes typically include a 1-hour lunch break around midday. However, the exact break times and duration can vary depending on the specific class. Your instructor will provide detailed information at the start of the course.
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Ascendient Learning instructors have an average of 27 years of practical IT experience and have also served as consultants for an average of 15 years. To stay current, instructors spend at least 25 percent of their time learning new, emerging technologies and courses.
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