BIG MART SALES PREDICTION USING MACHINE LEARNING

Abstract: Machine Learning has several category of algorithms that allows software applications to be more accurate in predicting results without being explicitly programmed. In this paper, the case of Big Mart, a one-stop-shopping center, has been discussed to predict the sales of different attributes, item varieties and for understanding the effects of different factors on the items’ sales. Considering various aspects of a dataset collected for Big Mart, methodology followed for constructing a predictive model, highly accurate results are generated, and these observations can be employed to take decisions to improve sales.

Keywords:  Machine Learning, Sales Prediction, XGBoost Algorithm, Random Forest Algorithm, Linear Regression algorithm.