[R] Free Online: Data Mining Intro for Beginners, Vendor-Neutral, December 13

Lisa Solomon lisas at salford-systems.com
Tue Dec 4 18:37:29 CET 2007


ONLINE VENDOR NEUTRAL INTRO TO DATA MINING FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
(no charge)

A non-technical data mining introduction for beginners
December 13, 2007
US and European Timezones:
To register: http://salford.webex.com

This one-hour webinar is a perfect place to start if you are new to data mining and have little-to-no background in statistics or machine learning. 

In one hour, we will discuss:

**Data basics: what kind of data is required for data mining and predictive analytics; In what format must the data be; what steps are necessary to prepare data appropriately 

**What kinds of questions can we answer with data mining

**How data mining models work: the inputs, the outputs, and the nature of the predictive mechanism 

**Evaluation criteria: how predictive models can be assessed and their value measured 

**Specific background knowledge to prepare you to begin a data mining project.

To register: http://salford.webex.com

Contact me if the December 13th date/time is inconvenient and you wish to be put on our webinar notification list.

Sincerely,
Lisa Solomon
lisas at salford-systems.com



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