What Are Python Libraries for Data Science?
April 10, 2024
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Use the basic components of building and applying prediction functions
Understand concepts such as training and tests sets, overfitting, and error rates
Describe machine learning methods such as regression or classification trees
Explain the complete process of building prediction functions
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One of the most common tasks performed by data scientists and data analysts are prediction and machine learning. This course will cover the basic components of building and applying prediction functions with an emphasis on practical applications. The course will provide basic grounding in concepts such as training and tests sets, overfitting, and error rates. The course will also introduce a range of model based and algorithmic machine learning methods including regression, classification trees, Naive Bayes, and random forests. The course will cover the complete process of building prediction functions including data collection, feature creation, algorithms, and evaluation.
This week will cover prediction, relative importance of steps, errors, and cross validation.
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This week will introduce the caret package, tools for creating features and preprocessing.
9 videos1 assignment
This week we introduce a number of machine learning algorithms you can use to complete your course project.
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This week, we will cover regularized regression and combining predictors.
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Reviewed on Aug 13, 2020
recommended for all the 21st centuary students who might be intrested to play with data in future or some kind of work related to make predictions systemically must have good knowledge of this course
Reviewed on Feb 11, 2018
Not as detailed as some others in the specialization which is a shame but good none the less. The videos go through the info quickly so be prepared to go back over.
Reviewed on Jul 27, 2016
I learned a lot in this class. There are slight gaps from the depth of material covered in the lectures to the quizzes and assignment. If you're good at researching online, you'll be fine.
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