Grouping with the K-means machine learning function
We need a machine learning classification algorithm because classifying a large amount of data is very difficult using traditional business intelligence tools such as pivot tables and charts. We will review and analyze two cases of a large amount of data:
- Sales in multiple countries and regions
- Absentees in the office due to different diseases in human resources
We'll inquire about the results of grouping this data with the classification and grouping algorithm, K-means. Then, we will look at the basic concepts of grouping for single- and multiple-variable classifications. This knowledge is important because we will apply these terms to calculate the groups using the Excel add-in K-means function in the next chapter.
As it is difficult to classify large amounts of data, the following segregations are used:
- Revenue per country
- Absent hours per disease and month
The challenges of doing...