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You can use this page to email Christoph Molnar about Interpretable Machine Learning (Third Edition).
About the Book
Interpretable Machine Learning is a comprehensive guide to making machine learning models interpretable
"Pretty convinced this is the best book out there on the subject"
– Brian Lewis, Data Scientist at Cornerstone Research
Summary
This book covers a range of interpretability methods, from inherently interpretable models to methods that can make any model interpretable, such as SHAP, LIME, and permutation feature importance. It also includes interpretation methods specific to deep neural networks and discusses why interpretability is important in machine learning. All interpretation methods are explained in depth and discussed critically. How do they work under the hood? What are their strengths and weaknesses? How can their outputs be interpreted?
"What I love about this book is that it starts with the big picture instead of diving immediately into the nitty gritty of the methods (although all of that is there, too)."
– Andrea Farnham, Researcher at Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Who the book is for
This book is essential for machine learning practitioners, data scientists, statisticians, and anyone interested in making their machine learning models interpretable. It will help readers select and apply the appropriate interpretation method for their specific project.
"This one has been a life saver for me to interpret models. ALE plots are just too good!"
– Sai Teja Pasul, Data Scientist at Kohl's
You'll learn about
- The concepts of machine leaning interpretability
- Inherently interpretable models
- Methods to make any machine model interpretable, such as SHAP, LIME and permutation feature importance
- Interpretation methods specific to deep neural networks
- Why interpretability is important and what's behind this concept
About the author
The author, Christoph Molnar, is an expert in machine learning and statistics, with a Ph.D. in interpretable machine learning.
Other Versions
The print version can be bought on Amazon.
A free HTML version of the book can be found at: https://christophm.github.io/interpretable-ml-book/
About the Author
On a mission to make algorithms more interpretable by combining machine learning and statistics.