Machine learning, at its core, is concerned with transforming data into actionable knowledge. This fact makes machine learning well-suited to the present-day era of 'big data' and 'data science'. Given the growing prominence of R - a cross-platform, zero-cost statistical programming environment - there has never been a better time to start applying machine learning. Whether you are new to data science or a veteran, machine learning with R offers a powerful set of methods for quickly and easily gaining insight from your data. | Machine Learning with R by Brett Lantz, Paperback | Indigo Chapters