Machine Learning for Sales Forecasting: A Capstone Project with Columbia University

This past semester we have been collaborating on a machine learning Capstone Project with Columbia University's Master of Science in Applied Analytics: capstone projects are applied and experimental projects where students take what they have learned throughout the course of their graduate program and apply it to examine a specific area of study. Capstone projects are specifically designed to encourage students to think critically, solve challenging data science problems, and develop analytical skills. Two group of students built an end-to-end data science solution using Azure Machine Learning to accurately forecast sales. Azure Machine Learning is a cloud-based environment that you can use to train, deploy, automate, manage, and track ML models. Azure Machine Learning can be used for any kind of machine learning, from classical machine learning to deep learning, supervised, and unsupervised learning.