What is the Weka Machine Learning Workbench
Last Updated on August 16, 2020
Machine learning is an iterative process rather than a linear process that requires each step to be revisited as more is learned about the problem under investigation. This iterative process can require using many different tools, programs and scripts for each process.
A machine learning workbench is a platform or environment that supports and facilitates a range of machine learning activities reducing or removing the need for multiple tools.
Some statistical and machine learning work benches like R provide very advanced tools but require a lot of manual configuration in the form of scripts and programming. The tools can also be fragile, written by and for academics rather than written to be robust and used in production environments.
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What is Weka
The Weka machine learning workbench is a modern platform for applied machine learning. Weka is an acronym which stands for Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis. It is also the name of a New Zealand bird the Weka.