Sales Forecasting for Big Mart Using XGBoost Regression — A Machine Learning Approach
{Click on image for broad clear view} 🔍 Project Overview This project focuses on predicting sales for Big Mart stores across India using historical data. I built a machine learning model that analyzes factors like product price, store type, location, and promotions to forecast future sales with greater accuracy. 🎯 Business Problem Big Mart needed a reliable way to forecast sales to: Avoid overstocking and stockouts Optimize inventory and staffing Plan promotions more effectively Using machine learning helps make smarter, data-driven decisions. 🛠 Tools & Techniques Used Python + Google Colab Libraries: Pandas, Seaborn, Matplotlib, XGBoost, Scikit-learn Model Used: XGBoost Regressor Data Source: Kaggle – Big Mart Sales Dataset ⚙️ Key Steps I Followed Data cleaning and handling missing values Feature encoding (Label Encoding for categories) Exploratory Data Analysis using Seaborn Model training with XGBoost Evaluation usi...