TY - BOOK AU - Kuhn, Max. AU - Johnson, Kjell. TI - Applied predictive modeling SN - 9781461468486 (alk. paper) U1 - 519.5 PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Springer KW - Mathematical statistics KW - Mathematical models KW - Prediction theory KW - Mathematical models. KW - fast KW - Mathematical statistics. KW - Prediction theory. N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 569-587) and index; General Strategies.; A Short Tour of the Predictive Modeling Process --; Data Pre-processing --; Over-Fitting and Model Tuning --; Regression Models.; Measuring Performance in Regression Models --; Linear Regression and Its Cousins --; Nonlinear Regression Models --; Regression Trees and Rule-Based Models --; A Summary of Solubility Models --; Case Study: Compressive Strength of Concrete Mixtures --; Classification Models.; Measuring Performance in Classification Models --; Discriminant Analysis and Other Linear Classification Models --; Nonlinear Classification Models --; Classification Trees and Rule-Based Models --; A Summary of Grant Application Models --; Remedies for Severe Class Imbalance --; Case Study: Job Scheduling --; Other Considerations.; Measuring Predictor Importance --; An Introduction to Feature Selection --; Factors That Can Affect Model Performance ER -