Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 17:09:42 -0700 From: Kerry Martin kerry@salford-systems.com Subject: CART and MARS Seminars, Nov 29-Dec 2 in Sydney, Australia AN INTRODUCTION TO DECISION-TREE MODELING WITH CART November 29-30, Downtown Sydney (Novotel Hotel), Australia Web: www.salford-systems.com/training.html Discover the power of tree-structured modeling during this popular one-day seminar by Dan Steinberg, one of the leading experts in decision-tree technology and applications. This seminar is geared towards data analysts and modelers who are interested in understanding both the conceptual and practical basis of decision-tree methodology -- what it is, why it works, how it has been used, and how it can help you better understand your data. Explore the practical use and application of decision trees in solving real world, complex modeling challenges and learn about: * decision-tree fundamentals * decision-tree applications * how to build and interpret CART trees * how to use advanced options (splitting rules, priors, costs, bagging, ARCing) ADVANCED CART AND TREE-HYBRID MODELING TECHNIQUES December 1, Downtown Sydney Sharpen your decision-tree expertise during this one-day advanced course for analysts with prior knowledge of tree algorithms. Using real-world examples, learn how to: *hybridize decision trees with logistic regression and neural nets *combine multiple trees via bagging, boosting, and varying priors *explore alternative splitting rules and their strengths and weaknesses *grow and prune with misclassification costs *emerging topics in decision trees AN INTRODUCTION TO MARS December 2, Downtown Sydney Step into the next generation of regression modeling with MARS (Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines)! Be the first on your block to get answers about a new high-speed regression tool that provides superior predictive - what is MARS? How does it work? What applications is it best suited for? How can it help you develop more accurate models for predicting continuous and binary outcomes? GENERAL INFORMATION Registration Fees (in AUSTRALIAN $): Fee for one day CART advanced and MARS intro course is $795 and for two day CART intro, $895. Attend any two courses and pay only $1295 or attend all three and pay only $1495. Fifty percent of your total registration fee can be credited towards any Salford Systems software purchase. MORE INFORMATION For detailed course outlines, please visit http://www.salford-systems.com/training.html or send an email to kerry@salford-systems.com. To register, email kerry@salford-systems.com.
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