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University of California, Irvine Extension
Predictive Analytics Certificate Program
www.extension.uci.edu/pa
- Fully online and designed for working adults within a wide range of backgrounds
- Drive business results with a deeper understanding of customer behavior and internal processes
- Define business goals; prepare data; develop, verify, deploy and refine PA models
- Learn from industry experts
- Update your skills with emerging trends in text, sentiment and risk analytics, big data and ensemble methods
Introduction to Predictive Analytics
October 1 - November 11, 2012
Gain a fundamental understanding of the art and science of Predictive Analytics as it relates to improving business performance. This introductory course covers the topics of predictive models, scoring, training data, multiple predictor variables, and decision trees. Participants will develop skills that will enable them to learn from training data and create actionable initiatives based on the results. Key predictive modeling techniques, methods, management and deployment will be discussed.
Instructor: Gary Miner
Defining Business Goals for Predictive
November 5 - December 16, 2012
Predictive analytics can be used to seek out increasingly small margins and understand a company's customers, products, channels, partners, and more. However, predictive analytics is only part of the solution. These analytic insights must be put to work and used properly to aid in making better business decisions. This course covers the framework to identify which decisions can be improved. Learn how to build business support for predictive analytic efforts, scope them appropriately, and develop a plan for successful implementation. The curriculum also includes an introduction to decision management, a proven approach to linking predictive analytics to a business and its goals.
Instructor: James Taylor
Upcoming Free Webinars:
- Predictive Analytics Special Topic Webinar: 7 Reasons You Need Predictive Analytics Today
Thursday, August 23, 2012, 11:30-12:30 PST
Register here: unex.uci.edu/services/events/#00865
- Predictive Analytics Educational Planning Session
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 11:30-12:30 PST
Register here: unex.uci.edu/services/events/#00866
Julie Pai, Program Representative, Julie.pai@uci.edu