Go to http://analytics-magazine.org/issues/digital-editions and find the January/February 2012 edition titled “Special Issue: The Future of Healthcare.” Read the article “Predictive Analytics—Saving Lives and Lowering Medical Bills.” Answer the following questions:
a. What problem is being addressed by applying predictive analytics?
b. What is the FICO Medication Adherence Score?
c. How is a prediction model trained to predict the FICO Medication Adherence Score HoH? Did the prediction model classify the FICO Medication Adherence Score?
d. Zoom in on Figure 4, and explain what kind of technique is applied on the generated results.
e. List some of the actionable decisions that were based on the prediction results.
