Explaining machine learning models in sales predictions
@article{Bohanec2017ExplainingML, title={Explaining machine learning models in sales predictions}, author={Marko Bohanec and Mirjana Kljajic Borstnar and M. Robnik-Sikonja}, journal={Expert Syst. Appl.}, year={2017}, volume={71}, pages={416-428} }
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