Hello,
I'm using Enterprise Miner 12.3.
I am trying to understand when and if I need to use a "Decisions node" in conjunction with oversampling my input data. I have read this very helpful tip (Tip: How to model a rare target using an oversample approach in SAS® Enterprise Miner™) but I am still not exactly sure.
My question is this: Do I need to use the "Decisions Node" if I applied decisions with the input data node?
Here is the process that I have followed:
Is the above process equivalent to this?
Thanks!
John
Hi John
Decisions Node is very useful when you want your probability scores and your statistical metrics like lift to reflect the values in your real population. Once you run the stratification and oversample your dataset you can then reverse the impact of it on your model comparison charts. In your flow, the usage of the node might be more complicated than required. If the ranking of your customer scores is important rather than the scores themselves (at it mostly happens in marketing models) then you may use the model outputs as is without any transformation. You may apply ranking algorithms (available as a task in SAS Enterprise Guide) to create customer groups with similar scores in order to take targeted actions.
Please find attached a simple flow for the usage Decisions Node as an example.
Hope this helps.
Best
Tuba.
Hi John
Decisions Node is very useful when you want your probability scores and your statistical metrics like lift to reflect the values in your real population. Once you run the stratification and oversample your dataset you can then reverse the impact of it on your model comparison charts. In your flow, the usage of the node might be more complicated than required. If the ranking of your customer scores is important rather than the scores themselves (at it mostly happens in marketing models) then you may use the model outputs as is without any transformation. You may apply ranking algorithms (available as a task in SAS Enterprise Guide) to create customer groups with similar scores in order to take targeted actions.
Please find attached a simple flow for the usage Decisions Node as an example.
Hope this helps.
Best
Tuba.
Thank you, Tuba! Your response was very helpful. Exactly what I needed to know.
- John
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