Hello everyone and welcome to this hands-on guided project on simple linear regression for the absolute beginner. In simple linear regression, we predict the value of one variable Y based on another variable X. X is called the independent variable and Y is called the dependent variable. This guided project is practical and directly applicable to many industries. You can add this project to your portfolio of projects which is essential for your next job interview.
Simple Linear Regression for the Absolute Beginner
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Simple Linear Regression for the Absolute Beginner
Instructor: Ryan Ahmed
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2 hours
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What you'll learn
Understand the theory and intuition behind simple linear regression models
Build, train and test a simple linear regression model in Sklearn
Perform data cleaning, feature engineering and visualization
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In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Understand the Problem Statement
Import Libraries and Datasets
Practice Opportunity #1 [Optional]
Perform Data Visualization
Create Training and Testing Datasets
Practice Opportunity #2 [Optional]
Understand the theory behind Simple Linear Regression
Train a simple linear regression model
Practice Opportunity #3 [Optional]
Evaluate Trained Simple Linear Regression Model Performance
Practice Opportunity #4 [Optional]
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