To get the most out of this book
Basic knowledge of statistics and programming is beneficial. Some understanding of ML and Python will be helpful. You will need Python installed on your computer, preferably with version 3.7 or above, or R installed on your computer with version 4.0 or above. All code examples have been tested using Python 3.10 and R 4.1.2 on Windows 10 OS and Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS. However, they should work with future version releases too.
Software/hardware covered in the book |
Operating system requirements |
Python 3.10 |
Windows, macOS, or Linux |
R 4.1.2 |
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H2O 3.36.1.4 |
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Java 11 |
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Spark 3.2 |
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Scala 2.13 |
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Maven 3.8.6 |
If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book’s GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.