Machine learning: MDtest

What you will learn

• demystify the terminology of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• what machine learning is and how it fits into the AI landscape
• the techniques used in machine learning
• the applications for accountancy and finance
• the tools used by practitioners - Python and Jupyter Notebook
• ethical issues and the benefits of machine learning.

About this course

This introductory course looks at machine learning from a user perspective and is based on Machine learning: more science than fiction, a report by ACCA.
Machine learning is a sub-set of artificial intelligence (AI) and is generally understood as the ability of the system to make predictions or draw conclusions based on the analysis of a large historical data set.

Increasingly used in accounting software and business process applications, as a finance professional, it’s important to develop your understanding of machine learning and the needs of the accountancy profession.

Key information

• Part of the ACCA FinTech range of CPD courses.
• This course is included in the FinTech pack; access all three FinTech courses and bonus content at a discounted price.