What’s New in 6.2: Stepwise Regression for Big Data

by Thomas Dinsmore This is the third in a series of posts highlighting new features in Revolution R Enterprise Release 6.2, which is scheduled for General Availability April 22. This week's post features our new Stepwise Regression capability. The Stepwise process starts with a specified model and then sequentially adds into or removes from the model the variable that improves the fit most based on a selection criterion until no further improvement is possible or it hits a specified model boundary. By automating the process of selecting feature candidates for use in a predictive model, Stepwise Regression significantly accelerates the...