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IBM Watson Projects

By : James D. Miller
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IBM Watson Projects

By: James D. Miller

Overview of this book

IBM Watson provides fast, intelligent insight in ways that the human brain simply can't match. Through eight varied projects, this book will help you explore the computing and analytical capabilities of IBM Watson. The book begins by refreshing your knowledge of IBM Watson's basic data preparation capabilities, such as adding and exploring data to prepare it for being applied to models. The projects covered in this book can be developed for different industries, including banking, healthcare, media, and security. These projects will enable you to develop an AI mindset and guide you in developing smart data-driven projects, including automating supply chains, analyzing sentiment in social media datasets, and developing personalized recommendations. By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to develop solutions for process automation, and you'll be able to make better data-driven decisions to deliver an excellent customer experience.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Chapter-by-chapter summary

The following sections contain the final review of each chapter along with some key takeaways from each.

Chapter 1 – The Essentials of IBM Watson

In our first chapter, we defined (the latest version of) IBM Watson Analytics as well as offered various objectives for the tool. We also provided an overview of Watson Analytics' current interface, pointing out its major components. A refresher on performing basic tasks in Watson Analytics (such as adding data, exploring data, and creating a prediction) was also given.

The following are the key takeaways:

  • IBM Watson was named after IBM's first CEO and industrialist, Thomas J. Watson and the term Cognitive is defined as concerned with...