Gord Burtch

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Here are the instructions.

It’s in Word format so you can fill in the blanks right on the sheet. You can insert the required screen shots right in the document.

Here is a link to a research paper that explores player “types” in the NHL. You should be able to download it as long as you are connected to Temple’s network. Otherwise, you may be asked to purchase the […]

Hello all,

I am hoping to obtain feedback from all of you once again about how you feel about the course so far, and what I can do to change it for the better (as we had done earlier in the semester). This […]

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Here is an interactive online demo of the K-means clustering algorithm. This app shows you the steps the algorithm follows as it determines cluster membership and then recalculates centroids, iteratively.

There are many, many areas where cluster analysis is used. From market research to radiation treatment and social network analysis. You can check out some of the applications by taking a look at the Wikipedia […]

Here are the slides for next week’s lecture on Association Rules.

Here are the instructions for the in-class exercise. We will start in on this on either Wednesday or Friday this week, depending on how quickly we get through the lecture material.

Here are the instructions for the next assignment, on Decision Trees. This is due by 3pm next Wednesday, November 14th.

Note: you must have completed Assignment #6 in order to complete this assignment, as the […]

Here is the second set of review slides for Exam 2 that we were looking at in class today.

Here is the link. It will be active after the class ends.

As a number of you have noted to me that SAS is causing problems for you (difficulty logging in, etc.) I am going to offer an extension on the assignment until midnight tonight.

Here are the [updated] slides you can refer to during the review for Exam 2, which will take place in tomorrow’s lecture.

Here is a decision tree produced by the New York Times political forecasting team, regarding the federal election, which of course is taking place right now. A pretty cool application of the stuff you learned last […]

Here are the slides.

Here are the instructions for the optional assignment. It is worth “portfolio points” for MIS Majors and extra credit for everyone. The due date is December 3, 2012 at 11:59 PM.

Since this is extra credit and […]

We will be having TA office hours again on Tuesday at 2:30pm in Alter 603. These hours are to help you with your next assignment, which is due on Wednesday before 3pm.

We’ll take this week off since the Exam is coming up on Friday. We will pick it up again next week.

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