内容简介
It's been said that data is the new "dirt"—the raw material from which and on which you build the structures of the modern world. And like dirt, data can seem like a limitless, undifferentiated mass. The ability to take raw data, access it, filter it, process it, visualize it, understand it, and communicate it to others is possibly the most essential business problem for the coming decades.
"Machine learning," the process of automating tasks once considered the domain of highly-trained analysts and mathematicians, is the key to efficiently extracting useful information from this sea of raw data. By implementing the core algorithms of statistical data processing, data analysis, and data visualization as reusable computer code, you can scale your capacity for data analysis well beyond the capabilities of individual knowledge workers.
Machine Learning in Action is a unique book that blends the foundational theories of machine learning with the practical realities of building tools for everyday data analysis. In it, you'll use the flexible Python programming language to build programs that implement algorithms for data classification, forecasting, recommendations, and higher-level features like summarization and simplification.
As you work through the numerous examples, you'll explore key topics like classification, numeric prediction, and clustering. Along the way, you'll be introduced to important established algorithms, such as Apriori, through which you identify association patterns in large datasets and Adaboost, a meta-algorithm that can increase the efficiency of many machine learning tasks.
作者简介
Peter Harrington
拥有电气工程学士和硕士学位，他曾经在美国加州和中国的英特尔公司工作7年。Peter拥有5项美国专利，在三种学术期刊上发表过文章。他现在是Zillabyte公司的首席科学家，在加入该公司之前，他曾担任2年的机器学习软件顾问。Peter在业余时间还参加编程竞赛和建造3D打印机。
Machine Learning in Action是2012年由ManningPublications出版,作者PeterHarrington。
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