Generalized Linear Modeling with H2O's R Package

Generalized Linear Modeling with H2O's R Package

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Table of Contents

  • What is H2o
  • What is GLM?
    • GLM on H2O
    • Summary of Features
  • Installation
    • Support
  • Generalized Linear Modeling
    • Model Fitting
    • Model Validation
    • Regularization
    • Lasso
    • Elastic Net Penalty
  • GLM Models
    • Linear Regression (Gaussian Family)
    • Logistic Regression (Binomial Family)
    • Poisson Models
    • Gamma Models
  • GLM on H2o
    • Input Parameters
    • Coefficient Constraints
    • H2O GLM Model Output
    • Coefficients and Normalized Coefficients
    • Validation
    • Generating Predictions
    • Categorical Variables
    • Largest Categorical Trick
    • Cross Validation
    • Selecting Regularization Parameters
    • Grid Search over Alpha
    • Lambda Search
    • Grid Search over Lambdas
    • Strong Rules
    • Performance Characteristics
  • Use Case: Classification with Airline Data
    • Airline Dataset Overview
    • Loading Data
    • Performing a Trial Run
    • Extracting and Handling the Results
    • Web Interface
    • Variable Importances
    • Java Model
  • Appendix: Parameters
  • References

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