1st Edition
by Richard J. Roiger (Author)
Just Enough R! An Interactive Approach to Machine Learning and Analytics
presents just enough of the R language, machine learning algorithms,
statistical methodology, and analytics for the reader to learn how to
find interesting structure in data. The approach might be called "seeing
then doing" as it first gives step-by-step explanations using simple,
understandable examples of how the various machine learning algorithms
work independent of any programming language. This is followed by
detailed scripts written in R that apply the algorithms to solve
nontrivial problems with real data. The script code is provided,
allowing the reader to execute the scripts as they study the
explanations given in the text.
Features
- Gets you quickly using R as a problem-solving tool
- Uses RStudio’s integrated development environment
- Shows how to interface R with SQLite
- Includes examples using R’s Rattle graphical user interface
- Requires no prior knowledge of R, machine learning, or computer programming
- Offers
over 50 scripts written in R, including several problem-solving
templates that, with slight modification, can be used again and again
- Covers the most popular machine learning techniques, including ensemble-based methods and logistic regression
- Includes end-of-chapter exercises, many of which can be solved by modifying existing scripts
- Includes datasets from several areas, including business, health and medicine, and science
