School Of Computing, Engineering And MathematicsPredictive ModellingWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 301034.1
Discipline: STATISTICS
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Prerequisite
For students NOT enrolled in 3734 Bachelor of Data Science - 300700 Statistical Decision Making or 200263 Biometry or 200032 Statistics for Business.
Corequisite
For students enrolled in 3734 Bachelor of Data Science - 301108 Thinking About Data.
About this Unit
Predictive Modelling forms the basis for understanding relationships between input characteristics and outcomes. Predicting insurance risk, defaults on loans and probability of life on other planets are all examples of Predictive Modelling. In this unit we will look at traditional statistical approaches and some machine learning for predictive modelling.