Sunil Wattal

Click here for a copy of the assignment. This is due on November 21st, 2012. Please submit a printout of your answers to the instructor at the beginning of the class.

Click here for instructions on the SAS inclass exercise on clustering.

Click here for a copy of the lecture slides on clustering. We’ll cover this in week 12.

In this lecture,  we’ll discuss the concepts in clustering and segmentation. as well as some managerial applications.

As the dust around election 2012 settles down, it is clear that the big winner is data analytics. Analytics rose to prominence in this election in two main ways:

1. Campaigns used data for micro-targeting […]

Your Uncle Bob’s store sells food, magazines, cleaning supplies, and toys. Bob knows nothing about analytics, but he knows you do! He’s asked you for help, but you want to keep it simple for him. Choose the […]

Take a look at the SpotCrime website. Type in a few zip codes to see crime statistics in different areas. Would you consider this more an example of data analytics, or more like the OLAP analysis? Explain your reasoning.

Give an example of a problem where data mining would be useful. Then explain whether it would be an example of predictive or descriptive analytics (refer to the slides for the definitions if you don’t remember the […]

Name and describe a business question that you could answer using a decision tree. What data would you collect to perform the analysis? Do not use examples that we covered in class.

Data cubes are more static (change less frequently) than transactional data.

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November 5, 2012

November 7, 2012

November 9, 2012 – no capture (test 2)

October 29, 2012 – no class

October 31, 2012

November 2, 2012

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October 22, 2012

October 24, 2012

October 26, 2012

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October 15, 2012 – no capture (test 1)

October 17, 2012

October 19, 2012

Explain the following terms: data warehouse, data mart, data cube

Click here for a copy of the assignment. This is due on November 15th, 2011. Please submit a printout of your answers to the instructor at the beginning of the class.

Hi All,

A couple of announcements about the course:

1. The second test will be held on Friday, November 9.

2. Click here to view the study guide for the test.

3. The test will be 50 mins duration and […]

Click here for some sample questions for test 2. This is not exhaustive and additional questions may feature in the test.

When: Tuesday – November 6, 2012

Where : Alter Hall 603

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Think for about 100 seconds what you learnt in class during week 10 (Decision Trees) and summarize your thought here.