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Webcasts

From: Lisa Solomon
Date: 21 Jan 2008
Subject: Free Webcast, Jan 29, Feb 19: Data Mining Intro for Beginners, Vendor-Neutral

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

February 19, 2008, 4PM-5PM PST
To register: contact lisas@salford-systems.com

  • Let me know if you would want to be notified of future times/dates for our webinars.
  • Let me know if you would like an onsite data mining demonstration when we are in your neighborhood
Webinar Description:
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, and also if you would like an onsite demonstration.

Sincerely,
Lisa Solomon
lisas@salford-systems.com

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