front matter
foreword
preface
acknowledgments
about this book
about the author
about the cover illustration
1 Introduction to machine learning
1.1 Machine learning
Machine learning vs. rule-based systems
When machine learning isn’t helpful
Supervised machine learning
1.2 Machine learning process
Business understanding
Data understanding
Data preparation
Modeling
Evaluation
Deployment
Iterate
1.3 Modeling and model validation
2 Machine learning for regression
2.1 Car-price prediction project
Downloading the dataset
2.2 Exploratory data analysis
Exploratory data analysis toolbox
Reading and preparing data
Target variable analysis