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Gaussian Naive Bayes Algorithm for Credit Risk Modelling

Analytics Vidhya

Credit evaluations have progressed from being subjective decisions by the bank’s credit experts to a more statistically advanced evaluation. Banks rapidly recognize the increased need for comprehensive credit risk […]. The post Gaussian Naive Bayes Algorithm for Credit Risk Modelling appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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What is Model Risk and Why Does it Matter?

DataRobot Blog

With the big data revolution of recent years, predictive models are being rapidly integrated into more and more business processes. This provides a great amount of benefit, but it also exposes institutions to greater risk and consequent exposure to operational losses. What is a model?

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Automating Model Risk Compliance: Model Validation

DataRobot Blog

Last time , we discussed the steps that a modeler must pay attention to when building out ML models to be utilized within the financial institution. In summary, to ensure that they have built a robust model, modelers must make certain that they have designed the model in a way that is backed by research and industry-adopted practices.

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Managing risk in machine learning

O'Reilly on Data

Considerations for a world where ML models are becoming mission critical. As the data community begins to deploy more machine learning (ML) models, I wanted to review some important considerations. Before I continue, it’s important to emphasize that machine learning is much more than building models. Model lifecycle management.

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IBM and ESPN use AI models built with watsonx to transform fantasy football data into insight

IBM Big Data Hub

Every week during football season, an estimated 60 million Americans pore over player statistics, point projections and trade proposals, looking for those elusive insights to guide their roster decisions and lead them to victory. But numbers only tell half the story. These features help us do just that.”

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How Insurance Companies Use Data To Measure Risk And Choose Rates

Smart Data Collective

Here is the type of data insurance companies use to measure a client’s potential risk and determine rates. Traditional data, like demographics, continues to be a factor in risk assessment. Teens and young adults are less experienced drivers and, therefore, at risk for more car accidents. Demographics. This includes: Age.

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Why you should care about debugging machine learning models

O'Reilly on Data

Not least is the broadening realization that ML models can fail. And that’s why model debugging, the art and science of understanding and fixing problems in ML models, is so critical to the future of ML. Because all ML models make mistakes, everyone who cares about ML should also care about model debugging. [1]