Corresponding Author ORCID Identifer
Khai Wah Khaw https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2646-6477
Document Type
Research
Abstract
This study seeks to enhance lead conversion for online professional education providers by using supervised machine learning algorithms for lead conversion targeting and lead scoring, including Logistic Regression, K-Nearest Neighbors, Support Vector Machines, Naïve Bayes, Random Forst, Bagging, Boosting, and Stacking. A lead dataset was used to train and test the machine-learning models. The Recursive Feature Elimination (RFE) is used to establish a precise lead profile. The performance of the trained lead conversion models was evaluated and compared using the 10-Folds cross-validation method based on accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score. The results show that Stacking is the best model with an accuracy of 0.9233, precision of 0.9391, and F1-score of 0.8939. Meanwhile, the Logistic Regression-based lead scoring model demonstrated promising potential for automating lead scoring. The results of the Logistic Regression-based lead scoring model achieved an accuracy of 0.9019, recall of 0.9019, precision of 0.9015, and F1-score of 0.9014. The optimal lead scoring threshold is 0.20, which stroked the optimal trade-off balance between accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity.
Keywords
Machine Learning, Lead Conversion, Lead Scoring
Cite This Article
WEN YANG YIM, KHAW, K. W., SHIUH TONG LIM, & XINYING CHEW. (2024). Enhancing Conversions and Lead Scoring in Online Professional Education. International Journal of Management, Finance and Accounting, 5(1), 15–63. https://doi.org/10.33093/ijomfa.2024.5.1.2
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