Data Science: Supervised Machine Learning in Python

Full Guide to Implementing Classic Machine Learning Algorithms in Python and with Sci-Kit Learn

What you’ll learn

• Understand and implement K-Nearest Neighbors in Python
• Understand the limitations of KNN
• User KNN to solve several binary and multiclass classification problem
• implement Naive Bayes and General Bayes Classifiers in Python
• Understand the limitations of Bayes Classifiers
• Understand and implement a Decision Tree in Python
• implement the Perceptron in Python
• the limitations of the Perceptron
• hyperparameters and how to apply cross-validation
• the concepts of feature extraction and feature selection
• pros and cons between classic machine learning methods and deep learning
• Use Sci-Kit Learn
• Implement a machine learning web service

Requirements

• Python, Numpy, and Pandas experience
• Probability and statistics (Gaussian distribution)
• Strong ability to write algorithms

Description

In recent years, we’ve seen a resurgence in AI, or artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

Machine learning has led to some amazing results, like being able to analyze medical images and predict diseases on-par with human experts.

Google’s AlphaGo program was able to beat a world champion in the strategy game go using deep reinforcement learning.

Machine learning is even being used to program self driving cars, which is going to change the automotive industry forever. Imagine a world with drastically reduced car accidents, simply by removing the element of human error.

Google famously announced that they are now “machine learning first”, meaning that machine learning is going to get a lot more attention now, and this is what’s going to drive innovation in the coming years. It’s embedded into all sorts of different products.

Machine learning is used in many industries, like finance, online advertising, medicine, and robotics.

It is a widely applicable tool that will benefit you no matter what industry you’re in, and it will also open up a ton of career opportunities once you get good.

Machine learning also raises some philosophical questions. Are we building a machine that can think? What does it mean to be conscious? Will computers one day take over the world?

K-Nearest Neighbor algorithm

In this course, we are first going to discuss the K-Nearest Neighbor algorithm. It’s extremely simple and intuitive, and it’s a great first classification algorithm to learn. After we discuss the concepts and implement it in code, we’ll look at some ways in which KNN can fail.

It’s important to know both the advantages and disadvantages of each algorithm we look at.

Naive Bayes

Next we’ll look at the Naive Bayes Classifier and the General Bayes Classifier. This is a very interesting algorithm to look at because it is grounded in probability.

We’ll see how we can transform the Bayes Classifier into a linear and quadratic classifier to speed up our calculations.

Next we’ll look at the famous Decision Tree algorithm. This is the most complex of the algorithms we’ll study, and most courses you’ll look at won’t implement them. We will, since I believe implementation is good practice.

Perceptron algorithm

The last algorithm we’ll look at is the Perceptron algorithm. Perceptrons are the ancestor of neural networksand deep learning, so they are important to study in the context of machine learning.

One we’ve studied these algorithms, we’ll move to more practical machine learning topics. Hyperparameters, cross-validation, feature extraction, feature selection, and multiclass classification.

All the materials for this course are FREE. You can download and install Python, Numpy, and Scipy with simple commands on Windows, Linux, or Mac.

How to build and understand

This course focuses on “how to build and understand“, not just “how to use”. Anyone can learn to use an API in 15 minutes after reading some documentation. It’s not about “remembering facts”, it’s about “seeing for yourself” via experimentation. It will teach you how to visualize what’s happening in the model internally. If you want more than just a superficial look at machine learning models, this course is for you.

NOTES:

All the code for this course can be downloaded from my github: /lazyprogrammer/machine_learning_examples

In the directory: supervised_class

Make sure you always “git pull” so you have the latest version!

HARD PREREQUISITES / KNOWLEDGE YOU ARE ASSUMED TO HAVE:

• calculus
• probability (continuous and discrete distributions, joint, marginal, conditional, PDF, PMF, CDF, Bayes rule)
• Python coding: if/else, loops, lists, dicts, sets
• Numpy, Scipy, Matplotlib

TIPS (for getting through the course):

• Watch it at 2x.
• Take handwritten notes. This will drastically increase your ability to retain the information.
• Write down the equations. If you don’t, I guarantee it will just look like gibberish.
• Ask lots of questions on the discussion board. The more the better!
• Realize that most exercises will take you days or weeks to complete.
• Write code yourself, don’t just sit there and look at my code.

WHAT ORDER SHOULD I TAKE YOUR COURSES IN?:

• Check out the lecture “What order should I take your courses in?” (available in the Appendix of any of my courses, including the free Numpy course)

Who this course is for:

• Students and professionals who want to apply machine learning techniques to their datasets
• Students and professionals who want to apply machine learning techniques to real world problems
• Anyone who wants to learn classic data science and machine learning algorithms
• Anyone looking for an introduction to artificial intelligence (AI)

Size: 409.30 MB

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