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Research Article

Machine learning applications in household-level demand prediction

Shuoli Zhaoa Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United StatesCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3110-0189
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Yufeng Laib Amazon.com, Inc, Seattle, WA, United States
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Chenglong Yec Dr. Bing Zhang Department of Statistics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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Keehyun Leec Dr. Bing Zhang Department of Statistics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
Pages 5-11 | Published online: 07 Sep 2022

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