DSPA Chapter 7 Naive Bayes Classification

Please review the introduction to Chapter 6, where we described the types of machine learning methods and presented lazy classification for numerical data. What about nominal features or textual data? In this chapter, we will begin to explore some classificaiton techniques for categorical data. Specifically, we will (1) present the Naive Bayes algorithm, (2) review its assumptions, (3) discuss Laplace estimation, and (4) complete a Head and Neck Cancer Medication case-study.