The book has arrived!

Predictive Analytics Book by Eric Siegel

Finally the book I requested from Prediction Impact has arrived! this package was sent by my good friend Bobbe Cook from the Marketing Dept of Predictive Analytics World through UPS shipping at $20.15 and the book price at $28.00. (a thumbs up to these guys!)

Fortunately I got it all for free for being a Predictive Analytics World

Blog Partner, a partnership program by the Prediction Impact Inc.
to reach through the Asian Countries.

Package delivered on Sept 26, 2013

The book is a hard bound type with glossy pages

Front Cover

"What Nate Silver did for poker and politics, this does for everything else, A broad, well-written book easily accessible to non-nerd readers"-DAVID LEINWEBER, author of Nerds on Wall Street: Math, Machines and Wired Markets

"This is Moneyball for business, government, and healthcare"
-JIM STERNE, founder, eMetrics Summit; chairman, Digital Analytics Association

Back Cover of the Book

Some of its pages are in colored print and glossy paper material,

I can't wait to read all the chapters from Mortgage Risks, to the Ensemble Effect, Crowd-sourcing and Persuasion by the Numbers: How Telenor, U.S. Bank and the Obama Campaign engineered Influence (that's an Uplift!) Geeky as it sounds this book is for beginners and is friendly to 

starters for Predictive Analytics.

Inside Pages of the book

If you want to buy the book, its available through the ff:

    

    

6716 Cascade Rd., D10

Grand Rapids, MI 49546

12th National Convention on Statistics

The Philippine Statistical System (PSS) through the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) invites you to participate in the 12th National Convention on Statistics (NCS) which will be held on 1-2 October 2013 at EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City.

Day 1 – October 1, 2013 (Tuesday)

7:00 – 8:45	Registration
8:45 – 9:00	Ribbon Cutting of the Statistical Information Management Exhibit (SIMEX) 2013
9:00 – 10:00	JOINT OPENING CEREMONIES of the 24th National Statistics Month and 12th National Convention on Statistics (Isla Ballroom) Welcome Remarks: Jose Ramon G. Albert NSCB Secretary General Keynote Address:  Senate President Franklin Drillon
10:10 – 10:30	Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:15	Plenary Session 1 (Isla Ballroom)1   Accelerating Inclusive Growth and Competitiveness through Statistics Session Organizer: Prof. Solita Collas-Monsod    Presenters: Mr. Guillermo Luz Dr. Josef T. Yap Discussant: Dr. Johannes Jutting
12:15 – 1:15	Lunch Break
1:15 – 2:45	Simultaneous Scientific Sessions (10 sessions)
2:50 – 4:20	Simultaneous Scientific Sessions (10 sessions)
4:25 – 4:40	Coffee Break
4:40 – 6:10	Simultaneous Sessions (10 sessions)

Day 2 – October 2, 2013 (Wednesday)

8:30 – 10:00	Simultaneous Scientific Sessions  (10 sessions)
10:00 – 10:15	Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:00	Plenary Session 2 (Isla Ballroom)2 Social media and statistics (big data, organic data and privacy) Session Organizer: Dr. Corinne Grace Burgos Presenters: Mr. Johannes Jutting Dr. Jose Ramon G. Albert Ms. Jeanette Beltran
12:00 – 1:00	Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:30	Simultaneous Scientific Sessions (10 sessions)
2:35 – 4:20	Plenary Session 3 (Isla Ballroom) Managing risks to development (disaster and financial risk management, social protection, food security) Session Organizer: Asst. Secretary Lila Shahani Presenters: Asst. Secretary Romeo Recide Gov. Jose Clemente "Joey" Salceda
4:20 – 4:35	Coffee Break
4:35 – 5:00	CLOSING CEREMONY of the 12th NCS (Isla Ballroom)

Root Mean Square Error Approximation (RMSEA) and WARP PLS

by Albert Anthony D. Gavino, MBA

Model fit is one important aspect in the field of SEM, otherwise known as Structural Equation Modeling, RMSEA or Root Mean Square Error Approximation is a test if our data is a good fit to the model, with experts saying an acceptable value is less than 0.05.

There are two software programs used by my colleagues in this certain field, one of them is IBM-SPSS AMOS and another is WARP PLS using Partial Least Squares Method, these are deemed popular among Moderation and Mediation experts, the WARP PLS is recommended for users who would want a deeper insight into their moderation variables, while the IBM-SPSS AMOS software is good for researchers looking into mediation variables, Nevertheless both software are powerful for the Researcher and provides them a good tool into coming with the best model.

I guess this is what happens when your colleagues are statistical nerds, Psychometricians and highly cognitive people who just have fun with RMSEA values and Structural Equation Modeling.

Predictive Analytics World Upcoming Events this Sept to Nov 2013

Predictive Analytics World is the business-focused event for predictive analytics professionals, managers and commercial practitioners, covering today's commercial deployment of predictive analytics, across industries and across software vendors. The conference delivers case studies, expertise, and resources in order to strengthen the business impact delivered by predictive analytics.  

Upcoming Events:

• Predictive Analytics World for Government:Sept 18-19, 2013
• Predictive Analytics World Boston:Sept 29-Oct 3, 2013 
• Text Analytics World Boston:Sept 30-Oct 1, 2013 
• Predictive Analytics World London: Oct 23-24, 2013 
• Predictive Analytics World Berlin: Nov 4-5, 2013

Online Videos on Predictive Analytics

• Predictive Analytics Online Videos

Additional Information:

Please visit www.predictiveanalyticsworld.com and www.textanalyticsworld.com for more information about these events.

EDB singapore and Data Scientists

by Albert Anthony D. Gavino

Would you consider in working in Singapore, Predictive Analytics, Business Intelligence, Analytics ranging from HR, Business, Non-profit and even Medical Science are now the in field when talking about the sexiest occupation in the next two to three years.

the Business Sector Software is controlled by three big names: IBM, SAP and SAS. Background in Statistics, Machine Learning and Databases is most preferred by Companies, and it would be a big help if applicants and beginners get a grasp of the learning concepts such as Logistic Regression, Time Series, Cluster Analysis and Association. Still a lot of open source software are available such as WEKA and Rapid Miner, though free ware are more raw and a bit needs more sharpening compared to the big names. Though that wont hurt but its more power than your Excel spreadsheet software and Pivot Tables.

Global News Network: Big Data Analytics

Just finished with a program Interview on GNN, entitled Big Data Analytics which covers Business Intelligence and Predictive Analytics, it will be aired on Channel 8, Destiny Cable/Sky Cable on Tuesday July 30 from 10 am to 11 am. Mr. Toti Casino is the host and current president of the Philippine Computer Society (PCS)

Predictive Analytics World Conference 2013

Cross-Industry, Cross-Vendor Sessions

The only conference of its kind, Predictive Analytics World delivers vendor-neutral sessions across verticals such as banking, financial services, e-commerce, entertainment, government, healthcare, high technology, insurance, non-profits, publishing, and retail.

And PAW covers the gamut of commercial applications of predictive analytics, includingresponse modeling, customer retention with churn modeling, product recommendations, online marketing optimization, behavior-based advertising, fraud detection, insurance pricing and credit scoring.

Why bring together such a wide range of endeavors? No matter how you use predictive analytics, the story is the same: Predictively scoring customers and other organizational elements optimizes business performance. Predictive analytics initiatives across industries leverage the same core predictive modeling technology, share similar project overhead and data requirements, and face common process challenges and analytical hurdles.

The Cross-Vendor Summit:

• Meet the vendors and learn about their solutions, software and services
• Discover the best predictive analytics vendors available to serve your needs
• Learn what they do and see how they compare.

Valuable Colleagues:

• Mingle, network and hang out with your best and brightest colleagues
• Exchange experiences over lunch, breaks and the conference reception, connecting with those professionals who face the same challenges as you.

Conference scope

Predictive Analytics World's sessions cover business applications of predictive analytics, including:

• Marketing and CRM (offline and online)
  • Response modeling
  • Customer retention with churn modeling
  • Acquisition of high-value customers
  • Direct marketing
  • Database marketing
  • Profiling and cloning
• Online marketing optimization
  • Behavior-based advertising
  • Email targeting
  • Website content optimization
• Product recommendation systems
• Insurance pricing
• Credit scoring
• Fraud detection