Go to 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 is the problem that 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? Did the prediction model classify 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 results of the predictions.