I recently read a book called "Data Smart" [1], where the author does k-means and prediction algorithms literally in Excel. This was quite eye opening as the vi

I recently read a book called "Data Smart" [1], where the author does k-means and prediction algorithms literally in Excel. This was quite eye opening as the view to ML is not so enigmatic to enter. However, the translation of your data into a format/model to run ML is another challenge. [1] http://www.amazon.com/Data-Smart-Science-Transform-Information/dp/111866146X http://www.amazon.com/Data-Smart-Science-Transform-Informati...