Tutorial: Using R for Customer Analytics |
This tutorial will be very down-to-earth. Actual customer data (sanitized, of course) will be used and provided to the attendees so they can work through the examples demonstrated. All techniques and methods discussed are actually used by Loyalty Matrix to provide actionable insights to our clients.
While R has achieved wide acceptance in the academia, it has yet to reach that status in the business community. There are a number or reasons for this. One is the lack of a business orientated introduction. This tutorial provides a gentle introduction to R and surveys the many ways R can extend the modern business analyst's tool set.
Only the most basic R skills are assumed.
Detailed outline:
Introduction:
Part I - Getting Started:
Brief review of what needs to be done before serious analysis can
start.
Part II - EDA and Basic Statistics:
Step-by-step look at basic customer data with three important variations
of the usual business model.
Part III - Mining, Modeling, Segmentation & Prediction:
In-depth look at some useful packages for advanced customer
analytics.
Conclusion: