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8. Predictive Modeling

It’s difficult to make predictions, especially if it’s about the future.

Niels Bohr

In This Chapter:

Overview of predictive modeling

Classification versus regression

Evaluating predictive models and cross-validation

Algorithms for predictive modeling

How to build an end-to-end solution for predictive models

Example: classification ...

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