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WHAT is Product Classification
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Classification Merchandizing
Wine Bottle
Brand = 3 Leaves
Type = Chardonnay
…
…
• Where to place it within a store (online/brick and
mortar) and how to merchandize it?
• Food & Beverage aisle?
• Father’s Day Special?
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Algorithm Design & Implementation
• K-Nearest Neighbor
• Other Algorithms
Training Data
• Apple iPhone 5S Black 32GB AT&T Unlocked (cellphone)
• Apple MacBook Air (laptop)
• Fender 6-String Black…. (guitar)
Evaluation
• Checking whether the classifier classified the item correctly -
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Machine Learning & Product Classification
Components