Supervisor

Taufique Ahmed

Programme

HDIP in Data Analytics for Business

Subject

Computer Science

Abstract

This project presents a customer churn prediction analysis in the telecommunications sector, achieving an ROC-AUC of approximately 0.86 using statistically validated features and interpretable AI models. Key churn drivers identified include the number of products held, customer age, and geographic location. Ensemble models, such as Random Forest and Gradient Boosting, provided the highest predictive performance. Ethical AI principles were applied to ensure fairness, transparency, privacy, and accountability. Business insights derived from the analysis inform targeted retention strategies, prioritising multi-product users, specific age groups, and geographic segments. Deployment recommendations include the tuned Random Forest model with ongoing monitoring, governance, and future enhancements for feature expansion, interpretability, and real-time integration.

Date of Award

2025

Full Publication Date

2025

Access Rights

open access

Document Type

Capstone Project

Resource Type

thesis

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Data Science Commons

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