Machine Learning in Python: Building a Linear Regression Model In this video, I will be showing you how to build a linear regression model in Python using the scikit-learn package. We will be using the Diabetes dataset (built-in data from scikit-learn) and the Boston Housing (download from GitHub) dataset. This video is part of the [Python Data Science Project] series. If you're new here, it would mean the world to me if you would consider subscribing to this channel. Disclaimer: Chanin is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to http://www.amazon.com.

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Major retailers have a lot of power over vendors. A chain like Walmart (NYSE:WMT) can, for example, go to a medium-sized vendor and ask it to cut prices by 2% or lose some of its shelf space. That's typical and it helps keeps prices low for consumers. It's also challenging to keep track of for a company operating on the scale Walmart does. To help with that, the retail giant has reached a deal to pilot technology from Pactum to help it negotiate contracts with some of its vendors. Essentially, Walmart is acknowledging that it's tough, if not impossible, to negotiate the best possible terms with its hundreds of thousands of vendors.

The same survey reports that those that use these technologies are noticing improved customer experience performance and higher customer satisfaction. But what do these technologies look like in real life? And what retail innovations can we expect to see today as a result? We interviewed 5 retail innovation leaders at NRF 2020's Innovation Lab, and they showed us how they're using emerging tech to change customer experience in 2020 and beyond. The subject of inventory management may not evoke fun and excitement – at least not in the traditional sense.

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Machine learning and AI can augment retailer intelligence to make the impossible, possible.

The retail industry is suffering from the decline of physical stores, and is turning to artificial intelligence in order to breathe new life into the shopping experience, suggests latest research from Omdia. The analyst firm predicts that spending on AI software by retail organizations will reach $9.8 billion per year by 2025, up from just $1.3 billion in 2019. Omdia has identified a total of 24 use cases for AI software in retail, and analyzed the 11 that are expected to account for 91 percent of spending in the next five years; it predicts that this particular niche of the AI market will be led by supply chain and inventory management software, with a 15 percent market share. This will be followed by AI-based applications in image recognition and visual search (13 percent), virtual digital assistants fine-tuned for the needs of eCommerce (12 percent), video surveillance analytics (12 percent), and tools that enable personalized customer journeys (10 percent). "AI technologies have begun to move from research lab projects to the engines that drive genuine business solutions. These technologies are disrupting a variety of industries, from healthcare and telecommunications to financial services and retail, primarily by bringing scale and efficiency to bear in solving business problems," said Mark Beccue, principal analyst at Omdia.

Consumer sentiment has turned sharply negative as the virus has disrupted every aspect of daily American life. According to a consumer survey from Engine, 88% of consumers in the U.S. are now concerned about the pandemic. And according to another survey of roughly 2,600 U.S. adults from L.E.K. Consulting and Civis (.pdf), between 80% and 90% of adults expect a recession next year. In addition to measuring consumer sentiment, the survey explored how the coronavirus has shifted buying patterns across industries. Generally, the survey finds "significant increases in at-home activities, particularly cooking at home, watching television, browsing social media and exercising at home."

This post is co-written by Arte Merritt, co-founder and CEO of Dashbot. In their own words, "Dashbot is an analytics platform for chatbots and voice skills that enables enterprises to increase engagement, satisfaction, and conversions through actionable insights and tools." After you have deployed a bot, it is critical to analyze bot interactions, learn from this analysis, and use these learnings to improve the end-user experience. Conversational interfaces are easier to analyze than websites and mobile applications. You can infer user behavior directly from conversations instead of guessing what your users want by stitching together page views and choosing events.

National Retail Federation's annual Big Show and Expo in New York – have announced several retail technology deals, indicating that innovation is the key to improve customer experience. Total e-commerce revenue in 2020 will reach $3.52 trillion, an explosion that will force retailers to find faster and more convenient modes to reach the final mile and yard, according to tech market advisory firm, ABI Research. There is increasing convergence of online and in-store businesses, with brick and mortar positioned as hubs closer to the customer, as well as e-commerce sites directing package delivery to retail outlets. Additive investment will grow in Buy Online Pay in Store (BOPIS) options. Alibaba and JD.com have focus on growth through lower-tier cities, chasing fast growing, third place Pinduoduo's rural playbook to reach the next 600 million people.