This book is a programming book, therefore some previous experience in programming is desirable to get the most out of it. If you do happen to be an inexperienced programmer, Chapter 1, R Fundamentals for Machine Learning, will provide you with a starting point for understanding R and how it works. Basics notions, concepts, and structures will be briefly explained.

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n
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