Applied Advanced Analytics: 6th IIMA International Conference on Advanced Data Analysis, Business Analytics and Intelligence (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics)

Contents
Editor and Contributors
Machine Learning for Streaming Data: Overview, Applications and Challenges
	1 Introduction to Machine Learning and Streaming Data
	2 Classification and Regression in Streaming Data
		2.1 Classification Algorithms
		2.2 Regression Algorithms
	3 Drift Detection Algorithms
		3.1 Supervised Drift Detection
		3.2 Unsupervised Drift Detection
	4 Applications
	5 Conclusion
	References
Binary Prediction
	1 Introduction
	2 Logistic Regression
	3 Application to Binary Prediction
	4 Maximum Score Predictor
	5 Examples
		5.1 Example 1
		5.2 Example 2
	6 Conclusion
	References
Reliability Shock Models:  A Brief Excursion
	1 Introduction
	2 The Discrete Definitions
	3 The Shock Models
		3.1 Homogeneous Poisson Shock Model
		3.2 Nonhomogeneous Poisson Shock Model
		3.3 Pure Birth Shock Model
	4 The Cumulative Damage Shock Model
	References
Explainable Artificial Intelligence Model: Analysis of Neural Network Parameters
	1 Introduction
	2 Transparent Neural Network Model (TRANN)
	3 TraNN Parameter Estimation
	4 TRANN Model Parameter Test for Significance
	5 Simulation Study
	6 Conclusion
	References
Style Scanner—Personalized Visual Search and Recommendations
	1 Introduction
	2 Related Work
	3 Our Approach
	4 Training Dataset Generation
	5 Implementation Details
	6 Dataset and Evaluation
	7 Production Pipeline
	8 Future Developments
	9 Conclusion
	References
Artificial Intelligence-Based Cost Reduction for Customer Retention Management in the Indian Life Insurance Industry
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Company Information
		1.2 Background
		1.3 Purpose of Research
		1.4 Overview of Customer Retention Operations
	2 Source of Data
		2.1 Description of Datasets
	3 Methodology
		3.1 Defining Research Objective
		3.2 Data Extraction
		3.3 Data Exploration
		3.4 Data Processing
		3.5 Model Building
		3.6 Deep Learning Model (Neural Networks)
	4 Results
	5 Conclusion
	6 Implications
	References
Optimization of Initial Credit Limit Using Comprehensive Customer Features
	1 Introduction and Motivation
	2 Literature Review
	3 Methodology
	4 Benefits to the Business
	References
Mitigating Agricultural Lending Risk: An Advanced Analytical Approach
	1 Introduction
	2 Literature Review
	3 Agriculture Credit in India: Trends and Current Scenario
	4 Research Methodology
	5 Results
	6 Policy Implications
	7 Limitations and Conclusion
	Appendix 1
	Appendix 2: Key Summary Statistic
	Kolmogorov–Smirnov Test
	Gini Coefficient
	References
Application of Association Rule Mining in a Clothing Retail Store
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Literature Review
		1.2 Pricing Intelligence
	2 Methodology
	3 Data
		3.1 Data Analysis, Results and Findings
	4 Conclusion
	Appendix
	References
Improving Blast Furnace Operations Through Advanced Analytics
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Literature Review
		1.2 Purpose of Research
	2 Data Availability
		2.1 Understanding the Present Control System
	3 Data Analysis and Modeling
		3.1 Data Preparation
		3.2 Modeling
		3.3 Model Validation
	4 Results and Conclusion
	References
Food Index Forecasting
	1 Business Problem
	2 Data Gathering
	3 Model Development
		3.1 Pre-modeling
		3.2 Modeling Process
		3.3 Evaluation Metrics
	4 Results
	5 Conclusion
	References
Implementing Learning Analytic Tools in Predicting Students’ Performance in a Business School
	1 Introduction
	2 Purpose of Research
	3 Research Objectives
	4 Methodology
		4.1 Data Collection
		4.2 Data Preparation
		4.3 Partition the Data
		4.4 Build Models
		4.5 Evaluate the Models
	5 Results and Discussion
		5.1 Descriptive Analytics
		5.2 Scatter Plot
		5.3 Model to Predict the Academic Status in a Course
		5.4 Model Building to Predict the Grade of a Student in the Capstone Course
	6 Implications and Conclusion
	References
An Optimal Response-Adaptive Design for Multi-treatment Clinical Trials with Circular Responses
	1 Introduction
	2 The Proposed Allocation Design
	3 Implementation of the Allocation Design in Practice
	4 Performance Evaluation
		4.1 Performance Measures
		4.2 Simulation Studies
	5 Redesigning a Real Clinical Trial: SICS Trial
	6 Concluding Remarks
	References
Stochastic Comparisons of Systems with Heterogeneous Log-Logistic Components
	1 Introduction
	2 Notations, Definitions, and Preliminaries
	3 Order Relations for Parallel Systems
	4 Order Relations for Series System
	References
Stacking with Dynamic Weights on Base Models
	1 Introduction
	2 Literature Review
	3 Stacking by Conventional Way
		3.1 Steps of Stacking by Conventional Way
	4 Proposed Method I: Stacking Using Neighbourhood-Based Dynamic Weights
		4.1 Steps of Stacking Using Neighbourhood-Based Dynamic Weights
	5 Proposed Method II: Stacking Using Distance-Based Dynamic Weights
		5.1 Steps of Stacking Using Distance-Based Dynamic Weights
	6 Findings
		6.1 Wholesale Customer Data
		6.2 Pima Indians Diabetes Data
		6.3 Bank Note Authentication Data
		6.4 Iris Data
	7 Conclusion
	References
The Effect of Infrastructure and Taxation on Economic Growth: Insights from Middle-Income Countries
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods of Study and Data
	3 Empirical Results
	4 Conclusion and Policy Implications
	Appendix 1: List of Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
	References
Response Prediction and Ranking Models for Large-Scale Ecommerce Search
	1 Problem Statement
	2 Literature Survey
	3 Algorithm
	4 Feature Selection
	5 Business Insights
	6 ML Architecture
	7 A/B Framework
	8 Future Work
	References
Connectedness of Markets with Heterogeneous Agents  and the Information Cascades
	1 Introduction
	2 Related Work
	3 Research Objectives
	4 Methodology
		4.1 Data Source and Details
		4.2 Estimation Framework
	5 Preliminary Results
	6 Discussion
	7 Concluding Remarks
	8 Appendix
	References