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Machine Learning with R

This second edition provides focused and practical knowledge to help you to build algorithms and crunch your data. You'll learn how to apply machine learning methods to deal with common tasks, discover the analytical tools that you need to gain insights from complex data, and choose the correct algorithm for your specific needs.

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Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Completion Time

15h4m

Language

English

About Book

Who Is This Book For?

Perhaps you already know a bit about machine learning but have never used R, or perhaps you know a little R but are new to machine learning. In either case, this book will get you up and running quickly. It would be helpful to have a bit of familiarity with basic programming concepts, but no prior experience is required.

Book content

chapters 15h4m total length

Introducing Machine Learning

Managing and Understanding Data

Lazy Learning: Classification using Nearest Neighbors

Probabilistic Learning: Classification using Naïve Bayes

Divide and Conquer: Classification using Trees and Rules

Forecasting Numeric Data: Regression Methods

Black Box Methods: Neural Networks and Support Vector Machines

Finding Patterns: Market Basket Analysis Using Association Rules

Finding Groups of Data: Clustering with k-means

Evaluating Model Performance

Improving Model Performance

Specialized Machine Learning Topics

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