Don693646/kenya-inflation-prediction

A machine learning project that predicts inflation in Kenya using historical economic indicators, time series analysis, and predictive modeling in Python. # Kenya Inflation Prediction A machine learning project that predicts Kenya's future inflation rates using historical World Bank inflation data. ## Features - Data preprocessing and cleaning - Linear Regression model - Decision Tree Regressor - Random Forest Regressor - Automatic model comparison - Automatic best model selection - Saved trained model using Joblib - Future inflation prediction - Data visualization with Matplotlib ## Project Structure ``` kenya-inflation-prediction/ │ ├── data/ ├── models/ │ └── inflation_model.pkl ├── src/ │ ├── data_loader.py │ ├── preprocess.py │ ├── train_model.py │ └── predict.py ├── README.md └── requirements.txt ``` ## Installation ```bash pip install -r requirements.txt ``` ## Train the Model ```bash py src/train_model.py ``` ## Predict Inflation ```bash py src/predict.py ``` ## Models Compared - Linear Regression - Decision Tree Regressor - Random Forest Regressor The project automatically selects the model with the highest R² score and saves it for future predictions. ## Technologies Used - Python - NumPy - Pandas - Scikit-learn - Matplotlib - Joblib ## Author Brian Mumbi