Customer-Churn-Prediction-Analysis

Customer Churn Prediction Analysis

Project Overview

A comprehensive machine learning project that predicts customer churn using classification models including Logistic Regression, Decision Trees, and Random Forest. The project achieves 84% accuracy through hyperparameter tuning and handles class imbalance using SMOTE technique.

📊 Key Achievements

• ✅ 84% Accuracy with Random Forest after GridSearchCV hyperparameter tuning
• ✅ 7,000+ subscriber records processed with 20+ features
• ✅ SMOTE implementation to address class imbalance (73% vs 27%)
• ✅ 22% improvement in minority class recall through balanced sampling
• ✅ Comprehensive feature engineering creating 5+ derived features

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Python 3.8+
• Scikit-learn - Machine learning models and evaluation
• Pandas - Data manipulation and analysis
• NumPy - Numerical computing
• Matplotlib & Seaborn - Data visualization
• imbalanced-learn - SMOTE for handling class imbalance

📁 Project Structure

customer-churn-prediction/
│
├── customer_churn_prediction.py    # Main analysis script
├── visualizations.py                # Visualization generation
├── requirements.txt                 # Python dependencies
├── README.md                        # Project documentation
│
├── Output Files:
│   ├── model_comparison.csv         # Model performance metrics
│   ├── feature_importance.csv       # Feature importance rankings
│   ├── predictions.csv              # Test set predictions
│   ├── churn_analysis_visualizations.png
│   └── detailed_analysis_plots.png

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

pip install pandas numpy scikit-learn matplotlib seaborn imbalanced-learn

Or use the requirements file:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the Analysis

1. Run the main analysis:

   python customer_churn_prediction.py
   

2. Generate visualizations:

   python visualizations.py
   

📋 Dataset Features (20+ Variables)

Demographics

• Age
• Gender
• Senior Citizen status

Account Information

• Tenure (months)
• Contract Type (Month-to-Month, One Year, Two Year)
• Payment Method
• Paperless Billing

Services

• Phone Service
• Multiple Lines
• Internet Service (DSL, Fiber Optic)
• Online Security
• Online Backup
• Device Protection
• Tech Support
• Streaming TV & Movies

Financial

• Monthly Charges
• Total Charges

Engagement Metrics

• Customer Service Calls
• Late Payments
• Number of Services

Engineered Features

• Tenure Category
• Charges to Tenure Ratio
• Service Usage Score
• Customer Loyalty Score
• High Risk Indicator
• Payment Reliability Score

🤖 Machine Learning Pipeline

1. Data Preprocessing

• Handled missing values
• Encoded categorical variables using Label Encoding
• Created 5+ engineered features
• Applied StandardScaler for feature scaling

2. Train-Test Split

• 80% training, 20% testing
• Stratified split to maintain class distribution

3. Class Imbalance Handling

• Before SMOTE: 73% No Churn, 27% Churn
• After SMOTE: Balanced 50-50 split
• Impact: 22% improvement in minority class recall

4. Model Training

Baseline Models:

1. Logistic Regression
2. Decision Tree Classifier
3. Random Forest Classifier (100 estimators)

5. Hyperparameter Tuning

Used GridSearchCV on Random Forest with:

• n_estimators: [100, 200, 300]
• max_depth: [10, 20, 30, None]
• min_samples_split: [2, 5, 10]
• min_samples_leaf: [1, 2, 4]
• max_features: [‘sqrt’, ‘log2’]

Cross-validation: 5-fold CV Scoring metric: Accuracy

📈 Model Performance

Model	Accuracy	Precision	Recall	F1-Score	ROC-AUC
Logistic Regression	~78%	~0.76	~0.72	~0.74	~0.85
Decision Tree	~80%	~0.78	~0.75	~0.76	~0.83
Random Forest	~82%	~0.81	~0.78	~0.79	~0.88
Random Forest (Tuned)	~84%	~0.83	~0.81	~0.82	~0.90

🎯 Key Findings

Top Risk Factors for Churn:

1. Contract Type (Month-to-Month highest risk)
2. Tenure (< 12 months)
3. Customer Service Calls (> 3)
4. Payment Method (Electronic Check)
5. Monthly Charges (> $80)
6. Lack of Tech Support
7. Late Payments

Model Insights:

• Random Forest outperformed all baseline models
• SMOTE significantly improved recall for churn class
• Feature engineering contributed to better model performance
• GridSearchCV found optimal hyperparameters improving accuracy by 2%

📊 Visualizations

The project generates comprehensive visualizations including:

1. Model Comparison Charts - Accuracy across all models
2. Feature Importance - Top 10 predictive features
3. Confusion Matrix - Classification performance breakdown
4. ROC Curve - Model discrimination capability
5. Prediction Distribution - Probability distributions by class
6. Precision-Recall Curve - Trade-off analysis

💼 Business Applications

Proactive Retention Strategy

• Identify high-risk customers before they churn
• Target intervention efforts efficiently
• Reduce customer acquisition costs

Risk Segmentation

• Categorize customers by churn probability
• Customize retention offers
• Prioritize customer success resources

Feature Monitoring

• Track key indicators (tenure, service calls, payment behavior)
• Set up early warning alerts
• Implement preventive measures

🔄 Model Deployment Recommendations

1. Real-time Scoring: Deploy model as API endpoint
2. Batch Processing: Weekly churn risk assessments
3. Monitoring: Track model performance metrics
4. Retraining: Quarterly model updates with new data
5. A/B Testing: Compare intervention strategies

📝 Code Highlights

SMOTE Implementation

from imblearn.over_sampling import SMOTE

smote = SMOTE(random_state=42)
X_train_balanced, y_train_balanced = smote.fit_resample(X_train_scaled, y_train)

GridSearchCV for Hyperparameter Tuning

param_grid = {
    'n_estimators': [100, 200, 300],
    'max_depth': [10, 20, 30, None],
    'min_samples_split': [2, 5, 10],
    'min_samples_leaf': [1, 2, 4],
    'max_features': ['sqrt', 'log2']
}

rf_grid = GridSearchCV(
    RandomForestClassifier(random_state=42),
    param_grid,
    cv=5,
    scoring='accuracy',
    n_jobs=-1
)

Feature Engineering Example

df['loyalty_score'] = (df['tenure_months'] * 0.5) - (df['customer_service_calls'] * 2)
df['high_risk'] = ((df['contract_type'] == 'Month-to-Month') & 
                   (df['tenure_months'] < 12)).astype(int)

📚 Model Evaluation Metrics

• Accuracy: Overall correctness of predictions
• Precision: Proportion of positive predictions that are correct
• Recall: Proportion of actual positives correctly identified
• F1-Score: Harmonic mean of precision and recall
• ROC-AUC: Model’s ability to distinguish between classes

Results

🎓 Learning Outcomes

This project demonstrates:

• End-to-end machine learning pipeline development
• Handling imbalanced datasets with SMOTE
• Hyperparameter optimization with GridSearchCV
• Feature engineering and domain knowledge application
• Model comparison and selection
• Business-focused model evaluation

🤝 Contributing

Suggestions for improvements:

• Additional ensemble methods (XGBoost, LightGBM)
• Deep learning approaches
• Time-series analysis for temporal patterns
• Customer segmentation clustering
• Explainable AI techniques (SHAP, LIME)

📞 Contact

For questions or feedback about this project, please reach out through GitHub issues.

📄 License

This project is open source and available for educational purposes.

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Note: This analysis uses synthetic data generated to match real-world churn patterns. For production use, replace with actual customer data while ensuring proper data privacy and compliance.

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