This course will introduce the learner to applied machine learning, focusing more on the techniques and methods than on the statistics behind these methods. The course will start with a discussion of how machine learning is different than descriptive statistics, and introduce the scikit learn toolkit through a tutorial. The issue of dimensionality of data will be discussed, and the task of clustering data, as well as evaluating those clusters, will be tackled. Supervised approaches for creating predictive models will be described, and learners will be able to apply the scikit learn predictive modelling methods while understanding process issues related to data generalizability (e.g. cross validation, overfitting). The course will end with a look at more advanced techniques, such as building ensembles, and practical limitations of predictive models. By the end of this course, students will be able to identify the difference between a supervised (classification) and unsupervised (clustering) technique, identify which technique they need to apply for a particular dataset and need, engineer features to meet that need, and write python code to carry out an analysis.



Applied Machine Learning in Python
This course is part of Applied Data Science with Python Specialization

Instructor: Kevyn Collins-Thompson
Access provided by New York State Department of Labor
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Describe how machine learning is different than descriptive statistics
Create and evaluate data clusters
Explain different approaches for creating predictive models
Build features that meet analysis needs
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There are 4 modules in this course
This module introduces basic machine learning concepts, tasks, and workflow using an example classification problem based on the K-nearest neighbors method, and implemented using the scikit-learn library.
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7 videos4 readings1 assignment1 programming assignment1 ungraded lab
This module delves into a wider variety of supervised learning methods for both classification and regression, learning about the connection between model complexity and generalization performance, the importance of proper feature scaling, and how to control model complexity by applying techniques like regularization to avoid overfitting. In addition to k-nearest neighbors, this week covers linear regression (least-squares, ridge, lasso, and polynomial regression), logistic regression, support vector machines, the use of cross-validation for model evaluation, and decision trees.
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13 videos2 readings2 assignments1 programming assignment2 ungraded labs
This module covers evaluation and model selection methods that you can use to help understand and optimize the performance of your machine learning models.
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8 videos2 readings1 assignment1 programming assignment1 ungraded lab
This module covers more advanced supervised learning methods that include ensembles of trees (random forests, gradient boosted trees), and neural networks (with an optional summary on deep learning). You will also learn about the critical problem of data leakage in machine learning and how to detect and avoid it.
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10 videos13 readings1 assignment1 programming assignment2 ungraded labs
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Reviewed on Oct 24, 2021
It was good learning Machine Learning thru Python as using Python libraries like Pandas , Tensorflow,.etc made the work easier. Hope to do my masters in Machine Learning . Happy Learning <3
Reviewed on Oct 23, 2020
EXTREMELY USEFUL AND GOOD COURSE, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE PEOPLE INVOLVE.Honestly, I never thought I could learn so much in an online course, excited for the rest of the specialization
Reviewed on Apr 3, 2018
Extremely useful course! You really get a lot of value from it and exactly what you would expect from such course! Very entertaining and a lot of additional educational materials! Thank You a lot!
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