1. Feature Engineering Studio October 21, 2013

2. Feature Adaptation Presentations How many presenters do we have today? Five minutes per presentation N minutes for questions and comments

3. Assignment 7

4. There is no assignment 7

5. Assignment 8 Due November 4 th

6. Assignment 8 Posters (“The Charrette”) You need to make a poster describing your project so far – It could be on actual poster paper – Or it could just be some regular paper taped on the wall in grid fashion

7. Assignment 8 Posters should describe – Data set and where it came from – What you’re trying to predict – The current best model you have – The features in that current best model – Other features you’ve tried

8. Assignment 8 You also need to be ready to give a spiel about your poster and to answer questions Because on 11/4 I’m bringing in guests to critique your posters and your projects – Your grade will be based upon their opinion of your project

9. Assignment 8 It’s your responsibility to bring a way to display your poster to class – Tape – Easel – Friend to hold it in the air – Whatever you prefer

10. Questions? Comments?

11. Upcoming Classes 10/23 Special Session on Building Prediction Models 10/28 Feature Reuse – Special guest lecture by Didith Rodrigo, creator of the EDM Workbench

12. Upcoming Classes 10/30 No special session today 11/4 Poster session in class 11/6 Would folks like a special session on anything? I’m open to discussing anything you’d find useful

13. Thank you!