Machine Learning for Business

Table of Contents

Copyright

Brief Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About this book

About the Author

About the cover illustration

1. Machine learning for business

Chapter 1. How machine learning applies to your business

1.1. Why are our business systems so terrible?

1.2. Why is automation important now?

1.2.1. What is productivity?

1.2.2. How will machine learning improve productivity?

1.3. How do machines make decisions?

1.3.1. People: Rules-based or not?

1.3.2. Can you trust a pattern-based answer?

1.3.3. How can machine learning improve your business systems?

1.4. Can a machine help Karen make decisions?

1.4.1. Target variables

1.4.2. Features

1.5. How does a machine learn?

1.6. Getting approval in your ...