Telecom Customer Churn Prediction Data
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This dataset focuses on customer churn within the telecommunications sector. It is a cleaned dataset, meticulously preprocessed to remove duplicates, handle missing values, and standardise data formats, making it ready for immediate use in data analysis and machine learning applications. The primary aim is to facilitate the identification of factors contributing to customer churn and to support the development of retention strategies.
Columns
The dataset presents a variety of attributes related to customer profiles and their service usage. Descriptions are provided for the following columns:
- CustomerID: A unique identifier assigned to each customer.
- Age: The age of the customer.
- Gender: The customer's gender (e.g., Male, Female).
- Tenure: The duration, in months, that the customer has been with the company.
- ServiceType: The type of service the customer is subscribed to (e.g., Basic, Premium).
- MonthlyCharges: The recurring amount charged to the customer on a monthly basis.
- TotalCharges: The cumulative amount charged to the customer throughout their tenure.
- ContractType: The type of contract the customer holds with the company (e.g., Month-to-Month, One Year, Two Year).
- PaymentMethod: The method used by the customer for making payments (e.g., Credit Card, Bank Transfer).
- Churn: A binary indicator; '1' signifies that the customer has discontinued the service, while '0' indicates an active customer.
- account_length: The overall length of the customer's account.
- area_code: The geographical area code associated with the customer.
- international_plan: An indicator for whether the customer has an international calling plan.
- voice_mail_plan: An indicator for whether the customer has a voicemail plan.
- number_vmail_messages: The number of voicemail messages.
- total_day_minutes: Total minutes used for calls during the daytime.
- total_day_calls: The number of calls made during the daytime.
- total_day_charge: Total charges incurred for daytime usage.
- total_eve_minutes: Total minutes used for calls during the evening.
- total_eve_calls: The number of calls made during the evening.
- total_eve_charge: Total charges incurred for evening usage.
- total_night_minutes: Total minutes used for calls during the night-time.
- total_night_calls: The number of calls made during the night-time.
- total_night_charge: Total charges incurred for night-time usage.
- total_intl_minutes: Total minutes used for international calls.
- total_intl_calls: The number of international calls made.
- total_intl_charge: Total charges incurred for international calls.
- customer_service_calls: The number of calls made to customer service.
Distribution
This dataset is provided in a CSV format (
telecom_churn_clean.csv
). It comprises 3,333 records and is described as having 20 columns, with a file size of approximately 264.79 kB. The dataset is cleaned, indicating no missing values and consistent data formats across all entries.Usage
This dataset is ideal for:
- Predictive modelling: Developing machine learning models to forecast customer churn.
- Customer segmentation: Identifying groups of customers at high risk of churning for targeted interventions.
- Root cause analysis: Understanding the key factors and behaviours that lead to customer attrition.
- Strategic planning: Informing business decisions related to customer retention and service improvements.
- Academic research: Analysing telecommunications customer behaviour and evaluating predictive models.
Coverage
The dataset includes demographic information such as Age and Gender. Geographic scope is implied through area codes. The data reflects customer tenure and usage patterns, with an expected annual update frequency. The dataset is described as being fully validated with no missing values.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
This dataset is particularly valuable for:
- Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers: For building and testing churn prediction models.
- Business Intelligence Analysts: For deriving insights into customer behaviour and market trends within the telecommunications sector.
- Telecommunication Companies: For developing proactive customer retention strategies and improving service offerings.
- Researchers and Academics: For studying consumer behaviour in the telecom industry and validating churn prediction methodologies.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Telecom Customer Churn Prediction Data
- Cleaned Telecommunications Churn Analytics
- Customer Retention Dataset (Telecom)
- Telco Churn Behavioural Data
- Telecommunications Service Churn
Attributes
Original Data Source: Telecom Customer Churn Prediction Data