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Machine Learning for Finance

You're reading from   Machine Learning for Finance Principles and practice for financial insiders

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789136364
Length 456 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jannes Klaas Jannes Klaas
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Machine Learning for Finance
Contributors
Preface
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The machine learning software stack


In this chapter, we will be using a range of different libraries that are commonly used in machine learning. Let's take a minute to look at our stack, which consists of the following software:

  • Keras: A neural network library that can act as a simplified interface to TensorFlow.

  • NumPy: Adds support for large, multidimensional arrays as well as an extensive collection of mathematical functions.

  • Pandas: A library for data manipulation and analysis. It's similar to Microsoft's Excel but in Python, as it offers data structures to handle tables and the tools to manipulate them.

  • Scikit-learn: A machine learning library offering a wide range of algorithms and utilities.

  • TensorFlow: A dataflow programming library that facilitates working with neural networks.

  • Matplotlib: A plotting library.

  • Jupyter: A development environment. All of the code examples in this book are available in Jupyter Notebooks.

The majority of this book is dedicated to working with the Keras...

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Machine Learning for Finance
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ISBN-13: 9781789136364
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