predictive modeling

Predictive Analytics for Evaluators by Rick Davies

2 Comments / Uncategorized / April 2, 2018 March 31, 2018

Hello! I’m Rick Davies, Evaluation consultant, from Cambridge, UK. Predictive analytics is the use of algorithms to find patterns in data (e.g. clusters and association rules) by inductive means, rather than by theory led hypothesis testing. I can recommend three free programs: RapidMiner Studio, BigML and EvalC . My main use of these has been to develop prediction models, …

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Large Scale Eval Week: Qiong Louie-Gao and Humberto Reynoso-Vallejo on the Use of Predictive Modeling in Creating Baseline for Longitudinal Projects with Large Amounts of Data

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / March 13, 2015 March 10, 2015

Hello, we are Qiong Louie-Gao and Humberto Reynoso-Vallejo, members of the research team evaluating Chapter 224, the Health Care Cost Containment Law, from the Office of the State Auditor in Massachusetts. In order to implement a comprehensive evaluation on the impact of Chapter 224, our research team is committed to find the most effective statistical …

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