Advanced data driven business analytics
Summary
This course aims to provide graduate students a grounding in the methods, theory, mathematics and algorithms needed to apply machine learning techniques to in business analytics domain. The course covers topics from machine learning, classical statistics, and data mining.
Content
List of topics:
- General Introduction
- Supervised Learning, Discriminative Algorithms:
Supervised Learning Concept, Linear Regression, Maximum Likelihood, Normal Equation Gradient Descent, Stochastic Gradient, SVRG.
Linear Classification, Logistic Regression, Newton Method, - Generative Algorithms:
Multivariate Normal, Linear Discriminant Analysis
Naive Bayes, Laplacian Smoothing
Multiclass Classification, K-NN
Support Vector Machines and Kernel Methods:
Intuition, Geometric Margins, Optimal Margin Classifier
Lagrangian Duality, Soft-margin, Loss function, Stochastic Subgradient Method. - Unsupervised Learning:
PCA, Mixture Models, Bayesian Graphical Models - Regularization and Model Selection:
- Decision Tree and Random Forest:
Entropy, Bagging features, Bagging Samples, Random Forest - Neural Network:
Concept; Deep Neural Network; Backpropagation Convolutional Neural Network - Causal Inference:
Potential outcomes, DiD, CiC, IVs. - Applications to business analytics.
Keywords
Supervised and unsupervised learning, Model selection, Generative models, causality, cases and applications to business analytics.
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
A course in basic probability theory and linear algebra. Ability to program in Python or Matlab.
Recommended courses
Statistics.
Important concepts to start the course
Students should be familiar with basic concepts of probability theory, calculus and linear algebra.
Learning Outcomes
- Formulate supervised and unsupsuervised learning problems and apply it to data.
- Analyze and apply generative models.
- Explore and train basic neural networks and apply them to data
- Identify causal inference vs association and perform inference tasks on data.
Transversal skills
- Assess one's own level of skill acquisition, and plan their on-going learning goals.
Teaching methods
Classical formal teaching interlaced with practical exercices.
Expected student activities
Active participation in exercise sessions is essential.
Assessment methods
30% Homework
30% Midterm project
40% Final project
Supervision
| Office hours | Yes |
| Assistants | Yes |
| Forum | Yes |
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Advanced data driven business analytics
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Advanced data driven business analytics
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Advanced data driven business analytics
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional