CREATING DECISION TREE IN EXCEL-BANK FAILURES

DAT 520 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric In this milestone, you will create a first draft of your decision tree. This task assumes you have already established a viab le research question, identified a data set, and performed the necessary data prep. To complete this milestone, you may have to exp eriment/iterate with different modeling styles. The main objective of this milestone is to draft your model, explain what you did, and explain why it is the best model for your research questi on. For more details on completing this milestone, refer to the Final Project Notes in the Assignment Guidelines and Rubrics folder. Your submission should include the following:

 A clear description of the structure and purpose of the decision tree model that you choose.

 Documentation that refers to potential complications in the analysis process, in an outline or bulleted format. This should be clear, concise, and thorough.

 An evaluation of the results of the model which includes discussion of whether or not the results are reasonable and the model is accurate, whether or not there are elements that are not present or are needlessly present, and any errors that may be present.

Guidelines for Submission: Write 2 to 3 double-spaced pages explaining your model(s). Append the graphical representations of your model, and any other supporting material that you feel is necessary to explain this draft model. Include any sources at the end and cite them in APA format.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Structure Deci s i on tree and des cri pti on are cl earl y s tructured

Deci s i on tree and des cri pti on are s omewhat cl earl y s tructured

Deci s i on tree and des cri pti on are not adequatel y s tructured

30

Process Documentation

Documentati on i s cl ear, thorough, and l ogi cal

Documentati on i s not ful l y cl ear, or l eaves unexpl ai ned gaps

Documentati on i s not cl ear 30

Evaluation of Results Eval uati on cons i ders reas onablenes s ,

accuracy, mi s s ing/extraneous el ements , and error i n the model

Eval uati on does not ful l y cons i der

reas onabl enes s , accuracy, mi s s i ng/extraneous el ements , or error i n the model

Eval uati on does not cons i der

reas onabl enes s , accuracy, mi s s i ng/extraneous el ements , or error i n the model

30

Articulation of Response

Submi s s i on has no major errors rel ated to grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax,

or organi zati on

Submi s s i on has major errors rel ated to grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or

organi zati on that negati vel y i mpact readabi l ity and arti culation of mai n i deas

Submi s s i on has criti cal errors rel ated to grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or

organi zati on that prevent unders tandi ng of i deas

10

Earned Total 100%