Advanced Predictive Modeling Using SAS Enterprise Miner 5
Duration: 2.0 days CEU: 1.2
This course teaches you how to optimize the performance of predictive models beyond the basics. The course continues the development of predictive models that begins in the Applied Analytics Using SAS Enterprise Miner 5 course.
Learn how to
- use advanced techniques for input selection and model assessment
- construct and evaluate two-stage and multi-stage models using SAS Enterprise Miner
- evaluate variability in model predictive performance.
Who should attend
Predictive modelers and data analysts
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, you should
- have completed the Predictive Modeling Using SAS Enterprise Miner 5.1 or Applied Analytics Using SAS Enterprise Miner 5 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
Students receive a hardcopy of the course notes and, in some courses, can choose to take home a copy of the course data.
Registration
To register for this course in the US, call 800-333-7660 or visit
support.sas.com/training.
This course is also available for on-site training, or you can create a custom course by combining material from several courses. For more details, contact SAS Education in Cary, NC at 919-531-7321 or send e-mail to
training@sas.com.