The (Black Box) Machine Learning Process

In this chapter, we will outline the machine learning process as it has been employed for many years, a process we will refer to as the “black box machine learning process.” Please note, the contents of this chapter are frequently found in other conventional statistical machine learning literature, so here I am presenting it more as a reference point. Depending on your familiarity with these concepts, you might prefer to initially skip this chapter and circle back after gaining a deeper comprehension of the methodologies explored in the subsequent sections of the book.