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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)

Recap

So, let's take a minute to look over what we just did:

  1. We received a file of data that contained the results of patient dialogs, along with some pertinent patient history.
  2. We looked at some of the data and then went ahead and loaded it into Watson Analytics.
  3. Anxious to create a prediction of our data, we started by creating a New Prediction, but rather than completing it, we used the Field Properties feature to scroll through the columns of data so that we could obtain an understanding of what we had to work with.
  4. At this point, we determined that we didn't know enough to move forward, so we used the IBM Watson Analytics Explore feature to dive deeper into the data.
  5. From there, we were able to build upon Watson's prompts and establish a target for our prediction of Number of Illnesses. We also found some interesting insights into the data, such as the fact...