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Hands-On Machine Learning with IBM Watson

By : James D. Miller
Book Image

Hands-On Machine Learning with IBM Watson

By: James D. Miller

Overview of this book

IBM Cloud is a collection of cloud computing services for data analytics using machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). This book is a complete guide to help you become well versed with machine learning on the IBM Cloud using Python. Hands-On Machine Learning with IBM Watson starts with supervised and unsupervised machine learning concepts, in addition to providing you with an overview of IBM Cloud and Watson Machine Learning. You'll gain insights into running various techniques, such as K-means clustering, K-nearest neighbor (KNN), and time series prediction in IBM Cloud with real-world examples. The book will then help you delve into creating a Spark pipeline in Watson Studio. You will also be guided through deep learning and neural network principles on the IBM Cloud using TensorFlow. With the help of NLP techniques, you can then brush up on building a chatbot. In later chapters, you will cover three powerful case studies, including the facial expression classification platform, the automated classification of lithofacies, and the multi-biometric identity authentication platform, helping you to become well versed with these methodologies. By the end of this book, you will be ready to build efficient machine learning solutions on the IBM Cloud and draw insights from the data at hand using real-world examples.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
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Section 1: Introduction and Foundation
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Section 2: Tools and Ingredients for Machine Learning in IBM Cloud
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Section 3: Real-Life Complete Case Studies

A bag of tricks

The more orderly you are in your handling of data, the more consistent and better results you are like likely to achieve (with any project). The process for getting data ready for a machine learning algorithm (selecting, preprocessing, and transforming) can be accomplished using IBM Watson Studio with little programming or scripting required and, by leveraging the data refinery and catalog features, the work that you did at the start can be used over and over with little or no reworking required.

Here are a few parting words of advice:

  • Take the time to add descriptions for your assets and always use descriptive names
  • Manage your data assets well: remove extraneous copies or test versions right away and keep your catalogs clean
  • Use the profiling feature religiously to better understand your assets
  • Control who can access your assets by managing project and asset...