Exploring the Intersection of Statistics and Machine Learning

This chapter compares and contrasts machine learning and statistics, highlighting how machine learning's parametric models like neural networks enable the discovery of intricate patterns. It follows the evolution of learning machine learning in a mobile gaming company, discussing the challenges of deploying models in a production setting and stressing the importance of understanding the complexities of machine learning. The importance of collaboration with data engineers and business stakeholders is emphasized for data scientists and machine learning engineers to build successful products by understanding the business domain.