You're reading from XGBoost for Regression Predictive Modeling and Time Series Analysis Learn how to build, evaluate, and deploy predictive models with expert guidance

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Published in Dec 2024

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ISBN-13 9781805123057

Length 308 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Data Governance

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Joyce Weiner

Partha Pritam Deka

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Introduction to Machine Learning and XGBoost with Case Studies

2. Chapter 1: An Overview of Machine Learning, Classification, and Regression FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: XGBoost Quick Start Guide with an Iris Data Case Study

4. Chapter 3: Demystifying the XGBoost Paper

5. Chapter 4: Adding on to the Quick Start – Switching out the Dataset with a Housing Data Case Study

6. Part 2: Practical Applications – Data, Features, and Hyperparameters

7. Chapter 5: Classification and Regression Trees, Ensembles, and Deep Learning Models – What’s Best for Your Data?

8. Chapter 6: Data Cleaning, Imbalanced Data, and Other Data Problems

9. Chapter 7: Feature Engineering

10. Chapter 8: Encoding Techniques for Categorical Features

11. Chapter 9: Using XGBoost for Time Series Forecasting

12. Chapter 10: Model Interpretability, Explainability, and Feature Importance with XGBoost

13. Part 3: Model Evaluation Metrics and Putting Your Model into Production

14. Chapter 11: Metrics for Model Evaluations and Comparisons

15. Chapter 12: Managing a Feature Engineering Pipeline in Training and Inference

16. Chapter 13: Deploying Your XGBoost Model

17. Index

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