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Big Data Analytics with Java

You're reading from   Big Data Analytics with Java Data analysis, visualization & machine learning techniques

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787288980
Length 418 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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RAJAT MEHTA RAJAT MEHTA
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Big Data Analytics with Java
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Preface
1. Big Data Analytics with Java 2. First Steps in Data Analysis FREE CHAPTER 3. Data Visualization 4. Basics of Machine Learning 5. Regression on Big Data 6. Naive Bayes and Sentiment Analysis 7. Decision Trees 8. Ensembling on Big Data 9. Recommendation Systems 10. Clustering and Customer Segmentation on Big Data 11. Massive Graphs on Big Data 12. Real-Time Analytics on Big Data 13. Deep Learning Using Big Data Index

Introduction to neural networks


Our human brain has millions of neurons that talk and transfer signals to each other. So, when one neuron calculates a signal and transfers it to another neuron, the second neuron that is connected to the first neuron becomes their input and acts on it. In this way, the initial input goes through various neurons while being altered at each level until a final deduction can be made. You can think of our brain as a graph of these neurons interconnected to each other, and sending signal or inputs to each other.

Let's see how a typical neuron in the human brain looks:

This picture of a human neuron has been taken from Wikipedia and can be seen at this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrite. The neuron has some important components, as seen in the labels in the image. They are explained as follows:

  • Dendrite: These are hair-like parts. They connect the neuron to other neurons, and they are used in taking input from other neurons.

  • Cell Body: This is the place...

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