Exam PA · Data Exploration and Visualization · Free Lesson

Identify the types of variables and terminology used in predictive modeling.

Free SOA Exam PA (Predictive Analytics) lesson in Data Exploration and Visualization. 11 min read, ~1,681 words.

Target versus predictor. Every supervised problem splits variables into two roles. The target variable (also called the response, dependent, or outcome variable) is what you want to predict. The predictor variables (also called features, inputs, covariates, or independent variables) are what you use to predict it. In a claim model...

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