Machine Learning with R – Third Edition

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 458 pages
• Publisher: WOW! eBook (April 15, 2019)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1788295862
• ISBN-13: 978-1788295864

eBook Description:

Machine Learning with R, 3rd Edition: Solve real-world data problems with R and machine learning: Updated and improved for R 3.5 and beyond

Machine learning, at its core, is concerned with transforming data into actionable knowledge. R offers a powerful set of machine learning methods to quickly and easily gain insight from your data.

Machine Learning with R, Third Edition provides a hands-on, readable guide to applying machine learning to real-world problems. Whether you are an experienced R user or new to the language, Brett Lantz teaches you everything you need to uncover key insights, make new predictions, and visualize your findings.

• Discover the origins of machine learning and how exactly a computer learns by example
• Prepare your data for machine learning work with the R programming language
• Classify important outcomes using nearest neighbor and Bayesian methods
• Predict future events using decision trees, rules, and support vector machines
• Forecast numeric data and estimate financial values using regression methods
• Model complex processes with artificial neural networks – the basis of deep learning
• Avoid bias in machine learning models
• Evaluate your models and improve their performance
• Connect R to SQL databases and emerging big data technologies such as Spark, H2O, and TensorFlow

This new 3rd edition updates the classic R data science book with newer and better libraries, advice on ethical and bias issues in machine learning, and an introduction to deep learning. Find powerful new insights in your data; discover machine learning with R.