Practical Business Analytics Using R and Python: Solve Business Problems Using a Data-driven Approach

© Umesh R. Hodeghatta, Ph.D and Umesha Nayak 2023

U. R. Hodeghatta, U. NayakPractical Business Analytics Using R and Pythonhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8754-5_9

9. Classification

Umesh R. Hodeghatta¹   and Umesha Nayak²

(1)

South Portland, ME, USA

(2)

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

 

In this chapter, we will focus on classification techniques. Classification is the task of predicting the value of a categorical variable. A classification model predicts the category of class, whereas regression models predict a continuous value. In this chapter, we will focus on classification techniques used in predicting a class based on a learning algorithm. We will explain some classification methods such as naïve Bayes, decision trees, etc. We will demonstrate the ...