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There are 2 modules in this course
Learners will be able to prepare telecom customer data, apply feature engineering techniques, and build a structured dataset for churn prediction using R. By completing this course, learners gain practical skills in encoding categorical variables, scaling numerical features, selecting optimal model parameters, and organizing datasets for machine learning workflows.
This course helps learners develop hands-on experience with real-world telecom churn prediction challenges, focusing on data preparation steps that directly impact model accuracy. Learners will understand how to transform raw telecom data into a machine-learning-ready format, apply K-Nearest Neighbors preprocessing logic, and structure datasets for unbiased model evaluation. Through guided, practical lessons, learners practice removing irrelevant variables, creating and reducing dummy variables, and splitting datasets for training and testing.
What makes this course unique is its end-to-end, practice-driven approach to churn prediction using R, with clear alignment between data preprocessing decisions and their impact on predictive performance. Designed for aspiring data analysts and machine learning beginners, this course bridges theory and applied analytics, enabling learners to confidently prepare telecom datasets for customer churn modeling in real-world scenarios.
This module introduces telecom customer churn prediction and focuses on preparing raw customer data for modeling in R. Learners explore essential preprocessing techniques such as encoding categorical variables, scaling numerical features, and determining the optimal value of K for distance-based machine learning algorithms to ensure reliable and accurate churn predictions.
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5 videos3 assignments
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5 videos•Total 42 minutes
Introduction•7 minutes
Encoding variable•9 minutes
Scaling dataset•11 minutes
Finding out the optimal value of k•9 minutes
Result of the optimum value•5 minutes
3 assignments•Total 50 minutes
Foundations of Data Preparation•10 minutes
Feature Scaling and Model Readiness•10 minutes
Graded-Preparing Data for Churn Modeling in R•30 minutes
Feature Engineering and Dataset Structuring
Module 2•2 hours to complete
Module details
This module focuses on transforming and structuring telecom customer data for effective churn prediction. Learners practice feature engineering techniques such as variable selection, dummy variable creation, dataset splitting, and dimensionality reduction to prepare a clean, efficient dataset for model training and evaluation.
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4 videos3 assignments
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4 videos•Total 36 minutes
Loading and Removing Variables•6 minutes
Creating Dummies•8 minutes
Splitting Dataset•11 minutes
Reducing Dummies•11 minutes
3 assignments•Total 50 minutes
Managing Variables and Creating Features•10 minutes
Final Dataset Preparation for Modeling•10 minutes
Graded-Feature Engineering and Dataset Structuring•30 minutes
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