Training program: In October 2007, 59% of participants rated the training program "Excellent" (the highest of 5 ratings), 41% rated it "Very good" (the second-highest rating), and none gave it the lower three ratings.

Instructor: In October 2007, 73% of participants rated the instructor "Excellent" (the highest of 5 ratings), 23% rated him "Very good" (the second-highest rating), 1 participant rated him "Satisfactory" and none gave him the lower two ratings.

"The best part of this training program is the clear correlation to practical applications in everyday business."

Reto Matter
Vice President Business Intelligence
PlanetOut Inc.

"Eric is an A+++ instructor with a great sense of humor."

Ali Maleki
Project Manager
Computer Tech. Consultants

"A very insightful and interesting seminar. I plan to put data mining and predictive analytics to work for us right away thanks to your ability to make this an approachable subject."

Rob Ford
Director Pricing
Getty Images

"Making predictive analytics clear, simple and even entertaining is a tall order, but this seminar does just that! There's a mammoth load of material here, presented in understandable, actionable terms."

Whitney Sales
Senior Account Manager, Business Solutions
LoopNet, Inc.

"This seminar provides a strong foundation to drive revenue from data by mining new opportunities."

Angel Morales
Director, Retail Strategies
ExactTarget

"Eric reveals a roadmap to the use of predictive modeling in achieving business objectives, emphasizing the alignment of the resources -- management buy-in, statistical methods, business understanding, database skills -- critical to success. He balances a refreshing confidence in academic models with a practical regard for the inevitable fallibility of real-world data, and leads the way with a contagious sense of exploration and discovery.

"I began the workshop wondering if I was going to come up short by a PhD in statistics, and left with confidence that my experience in historical business analysis and database quality assurance give me the edge in applying analytics. The modeling methods are accessible, and when carefully applied they enable data stores to speak their latent self-knowledge to the analyst.

"I was also impressed with the diversity and caliber of attendees, and I thought the discussions that arose enhanced the workshop with real-world scenarios. Eric is highly intelligent and well educated in his field, and was always responsive to challenges. I applaud him for his unassuming style and intellectual generosity, and for his unpretentious sense of humor. I learned a great deal in two days and had fun doing so."

David Becker
Business Analyst
Pilgrim Insurance

"I expected the material to be much more difficult and technical [but I was] pleasantly surprised how accessible it was."

"I enjoyed the Predictive Analytics Training last week in San Francisco. I was fortunate in that it was right about the pace that I could follow it."

"The class peaked my interest and encouraged me that we may have the ability to predict the quality of our products and what our customer might see."

"Eric clearly loves his work. His enthusiasm was evident and egged me on."

"Packed a broad spectrum of business and technical issues into a short time -- great overview."

"Excellent mastery and understanding of potential hazards and risks of model implementation."

"I really enjoyed the class. I just took this new job at [a Fortune 100 technology company] and your class helped me understand what I am supposed to do."

"Instructor was very knowledgeable and easy to understand."

"...the course was excellent and I have recommended it to other employees."

Written responses to, "What worked best for you in this training program?" have included:

• "Case studies"
• "Breakout sessions"
• "Articulate instructor"
• "Tool demos"
• "Improved understanding of neural networks and other newer techniques"
• "Schedule and organization of the class"
• "Broad knowledge of data mining"
• "Learning a lot in a short time about something cool, new and potentially beneficial."

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