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December 2010
Predictive Modeling
More and more companies are using sophisticated software to model future behavior and probabilities in their industries; applications range from disaster prevention to change management to anticipating the impact of economic trends to forecasting customer churn. We’ll explore how companies are employing software tools including data mining, business analytics, and neural networks to anticipate everything from this afternoon’s network traffic to potential crashes of communications satellites.
Predictive Modeling
More and more companies are using sophisticated software to model future behavior and probabilities in their industries; applications range from disaster prevention to change management to anticipating the impact of economic trends to forecasting customer churn. We’ll explore how companies are employing software tools including data mining, business analytics, and neural networks to anticipate everything from this afternoon’s network traffic to potential crashes of communications satellites.
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- Anticipating Collisions between Spacecraft and Space Junk
- Predictive Modeling Isn't Magic
- Software Aims to Prevent Crime
- How eBay plans to Capture Sales from Brick-and-Mortar Stores
- Forecasting Network Traffic to Avoid Meltdowns
- The Brainy Learning Algorithms of Numenta
- Can Software that Predicts Performance Help Kids Learn?
- Dating Sites Try Adaptive Matchmaking
- When Predictions Go Only So Far
- Bringing Down the High Costs of Business Forecasting