ONLINE VENDOR NEUTRAL INTRO TO DATA MINING FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS (no charge)
A non-technical data mining introduction for beginners January 29, 2008, 10AM-11AM PST February 19, 2008, 4PM-5PM PST 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 January 29th or February 19th dates/times are inconvenient and you wish to be put on our webinar notification list. Sincerely, Lisa Solomon [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------- CLASS-L list. Instructions: http://www.classification-society.org/csna/lists.html#class-l
