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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)

Getting started

Recently, Stephen Archut, who has held the position of Product Marketing Manager, IBM Watson Analytics, indicated that the key capabilities of Watson Analytics include:

  • Automated data discovery
  • Exploration
  • Guided predictive analytics
  • Recommended visualizations
  • Dashboard creation
  • Visual storytelling

Further, he has said that these are all activities that business users perform on a daily basis and that Watson Analytics can accelerate. He also explained that Watson solutions aim to enhance, scale, and accelerate human expertise, targeting a wide range of complex challenges in the world today. Watson Analytics itself will understand, perceive, and relate information at a human level for your business problems, combining analytical insights with your expertise and experience to improve everyday decisions.

With these remarks in mind, we can get started with our project...