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What is the main focus of machine learning?
What is the main focus of machine learning?
- Developing statistical models
- Learning from data (correct)
- Building artificial intelligence systems
- Explicit programming
In which fields does machine learning have applications?
In which fields does machine learning have applications?
- Geology and Astronomy
- Economics and Philosophy
- Computer Science and Data Science (correct)
- Medicine and Law
What can machine learning algorithms be used for?
What can machine learning algorithms be used for?
- Dancing and Singing
- Classification and Regression (correct)
- Construction and Carpentry
- Cooking and Painting
What role does machine learning play in business analytics?
What role does machine learning play in business analytics?
What can machine learning algorithms analyze to make predictions and forecasts?
What can machine learning algorithms analyze to make predictions and forecasts?
What is the primary objective of machine learning in the context of business analytics?
What is the primary objective of machine learning in the context of business analytics?
What is a key characteristic of k-means clustering?
What is a key characteristic of k-means clustering?
Which clustering algorithm can use either an agglomerative or divisive approach?
Which clustering algorithm can use either an agglomerative or divisive approach?
What is the purpose of dimensionality reduction techniques in machine learning?
What is the purpose of dimensionality reduction techniques in machine learning?
Which technique identifies the most important patterns in the data and reduces dimensionality?
Which technique identifies the most important patterns in the data and reduces dimensionality?
What is crucial for accurate predictions and optimal performance in machine learning models?
What is crucial for accurate predictions and optimal performance in machine learning models?
Which technique involves merging or splitting clusters based on their similarities?
Which technique involves merging or splitting clusters based on their similarities?
What are evaluation metrics used for in machine learning?
What are evaluation metrics used for in machine learning?
What is essential for building machine learning models?
What is essential for building machine learning models?
Which clustering algorithm is computationally efficient but requires predefined clusters?
Which clustering algorithm is computationally efficient but requires predefined clusters?
Which algorithm is used to assess model performance for regression problems?
Which algorithm is used to assess model performance for regression problems?
Which technique is used to reduce the number of input features in machine learning?
Which technique is used to reduce the number of input features in machine learning?
What is the primary function of machine learning in businesses?
What is the primary function of machine learning in businesses?
Which type of machine learning uses labeled training data to predict output labels for new data?
Which type of machine learning uses labeled training data to predict output labels for new data?
What are the applications of supervised learning?
What are the applications of supervised learning?
What is the primary difference between linear regression and logistic regression?
What is the primary difference between linear regression and logistic regression?
Which type of machine learning learns patterns in the data without labeled output?
Which type of machine learning learns patterns in the data without labeled output?
What are the applications of unsupervised learning?
What are the applications of unsupervised learning?
What is the primary goal of clustering algorithms?
What is the primary goal of clustering algorithms?
What is the purpose of data splitting in machine learning?
What is the purpose of data splitting in machine learning?
In K-fold cross-validation, how is the data divided?
In K-fold cross-validation, how is the data divided?
What is the main purpose of stratified k-fold cross-validation?
What is the main purpose of stratified k-fold cross-validation?
Which technique uses each sample as a validation set, making it unbiased but computationally expensive?
Which technique uses each sample as a validation set, making it unbiased but computationally expensive?
Why is handling missing data and outliers crucial during preprocessing?
Why is handling missing data and outliers crucial during preprocessing?
What is the purpose of feature scaling/normalization in machine learning?
What is the purpose of feature scaling/normalization in machine learning?
What does standardization (Z-score normalization) do to the features?
What does standardization (Z-score normalization) do to the features?
When is min-max scaling (Normalization) suitable?
When is min-max scaling (Normalization) suitable?
What is the purpose of holdout validation in machine learning?
What is the purpose of holdout validation in machine learning?
What is an appropriate method for handling outliers in a dataset?
What is an appropriate method for handling outliers in a dataset?
What does feature scaling/normalization aim to achieve in machine learning?
What does feature scaling/normalization aim to achieve in machine learning?
Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that focuses on the development of algorithms and statistical models, enabling systems to learn from data and make predictions without being explicitly programmed.
Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that focuses on the development of algorithms and statistical models, enabling systems to learn from data and make predictions without being explicitly programmed.
The scope of machine learning encompasses various fields such as computer science, data science, statistics, and artificial intelligence.
The scope of machine learning encompasses various fields such as computer science, data science, statistics, and artificial intelligence.
Machine learning algorithms can only be applied to a limited number of industries such as finance and healthcare.
Machine learning algorithms can only be applied to a limited number of industries such as finance and healthcare.
Machine learning algorithms can be used for tasks like classification, regression, clustering, recommendation systems, and natural language processing.
Machine learning algorithms can be used for tasks like classification, regression, clustering, recommendation systems, and natural language processing.
Machine learning is not important in business analytics because it does not contribute to making data-driven decisions.
Machine learning is not important in business analytics because it does not contribute to making data-driven decisions.
Machine learning algorithms can analyze historical data to make predictions and forecasts about future trends, demand, customer behavior, and market dynamics.
Machine learning algorithms can analyze historical data to make predictions and forecasts about future trends, demand, customer behavior, and market dynamics.
Supervised learning uses labeled training data to predict output labels for new data.
Supervised learning uses labeled training data to predict output labels for new data.
Linear regression is used for binary classification tasks.
Linear regression is used for binary classification tasks.
Unsupervised learning learns patterns in the data without labeled output.
Unsupervised learning learns patterns in the data without labeled output.
Clustering algorithms aim to group similar data points together based on their intrinsic similarities.
Clustering algorithms aim to group similar data points together based on their intrinsic similarities.
Machine learning can be used for automating processes in businesses.
Machine learning can be used for automating processes in businesses.
Logistic regression predicts continuous numeric values.
Logistic regression predicts continuous numeric values.
Machine learning can be used for anomaly detection.
Machine learning can be used for anomaly detection.
Linear regression and logistic regression are commonly used algorithms in supervised learning.
Linear regression and logistic regression are commonly used algorithms in supervised learning.
Clustering has applications in customer segmentation.
Clustering has applications in customer segmentation.
Machine learning can be used for image and speech recognition.
Machine learning can be used for image and speech recognition.
Machine learning does not help businesses make proactive decisions.
Machine learning does not help businesses make proactive decisions.
Supervised learning cannot be used for natural language processing.
Supervised learning cannot be used for natural language processing.
Data splitting involves separating the original dataset into training and testing sets.
Data splitting involves separating the original dataset into training and testing sets.
In K-fold cross-validation, the data is divided into k equal-sized folds.
In K-fold cross-validation, the data is divided into k equal-sized folds.
Stratified k-fold cross-validation ensures that each fold has a similar distribution of target variables.
Stratified k-fold cross-validation ensures that each fold has a similar distribution of target variables.
Leave-One-Out (LOO) cross-validation is computationally expensive but unbiased.
Leave-One-Out (LOO) cross-validation is computationally expensive but unbiased.
Feature scaling/normalization aims to ensure all features have similar scales to improve model performance.
Feature scaling/normalization aims to ensure all features have similar scales to improve model performance.
Standardization (Z-score normalization) scales features to have a mean of 0 and standard deviation of 1.
Standardization (Z-score normalization) scales features to have a mean of 0 and standard deviation of 1.
Min-max scaling (Normalization) is suitable for non-normally distributed or preserved exact scale data.
Min-max scaling (Normalization) is suitable for non-normally distributed or preserved exact scale data.
Handling missing data and outliers is not crucial during preprocessing.
Handling missing data and outliers is not crucial during preprocessing.
Cross-validation is not a technique to assess model performance.
Cross-validation is not a technique to assess model performance.
Outliers are handled through transformation only.
Outliers are handled through transformation only.
Holdout validation is more reliable than cross-validation due to a larger validation set.
Holdout validation is more reliable than cross-validation due to a larger validation set.
Feature scaling/normalization is not important for model performance.
Feature scaling/normalization is not important for model performance.
K-means is a hierarchical clustering algorithm
K-means is a hierarchical clustering algorithm
K-means requires the number of clusters to be predefined
K-means requires the number of clusters to be predefined
Hierarchical clustering can use either an agglomerative or divisive approach
Hierarchical clustering can use either an agglomerative or divisive approach
Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is used to increase the dimensionality of data
Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is used to increase the dimensionality of data
Understanding the problem, analyzing the data, leveraging domain knowledge, considering model complexity, and evaluating trade-offs are techniques for selecting the appropriate model
Understanding the problem, analyzing the data, leveraging domain knowledge, considering model complexity, and evaluating trade-offs are techniques for selecting the appropriate model
Evaluation metrics like Mean Squared Error, Root Mean Squared Error, Mean Absolute Error, R-squared, Accuracy, Precision, Recall, F1-score, and Area Under the ROC curve are used to assess model performance for regression and classification problems
Evaluation metrics like Mean Squared Error, Root Mean Squared Error, Mean Absolute Error, R-squared, Accuracy, Precision, Recall, F1-score, and Area Under the ROC curve are used to assess model performance for regression and classification problems
Splitting data into separate training and testing sets is essential for building machine learning models
Splitting data into separate training and testing sets is essential for building machine learning models
K-means is computationally efficient and widely used
K-means is computationally efficient and widely used
Hierarchical clustering creates a flat structure of clusters
Hierarchical clustering creates a flat structure of clusters
Model selection is irrelevant for accurate predictions and optimal performance
Model selection is irrelevant for accurate predictions and optimal performance
PCA reduces dimensionality by identifying the most important patterns in the data
PCA reduces dimensionality by identifying the most important patterns in the data
Hierarchical clustering is an iterative algorithm
Hierarchical clustering is an iterative algorithm
What is the definition of machine learning?
What is the definition of machine learning?
What is the scope of machine learning?
What is the scope of machine learning?
What role does machine learning play in business analytics?
What role does machine learning play in business analytics?
What are some key reasons why machine learning is important in business analytics?
What are some key reasons why machine learning is important in business analytics?
In which fields can machine learning be applied?
In which fields can machine learning be applied?
What tasks can machine learning algorithms be used for?
What tasks can machine learning algorithms be used for?
What is the primary difference between linear regression and logistic regression?
What is the primary difference between linear regression and logistic regression?
What is the primary goal of clustering algorithms?
What is the primary goal of clustering algorithms?
What is the main focus of machine learning?
What is the main focus of machine learning?
What is the purpose of feature scaling/normalization in machine learning?
What is the purpose of feature scaling/normalization in machine learning?
What are the applications of unsupervised learning?
What are the applications of unsupervised learning?
What is the primary objective of machine learning in the context of business analytics?
What is the primary objective of machine learning in the context of business analytics?
What is the main purpose of stratified k-fold cross-validation?
What is the main purpose of stratified k-fold cross-validation?
What is the purpose of data splitting in machine learning?
What is the purpose of data splitting in machine learning?
What can machine learning algorithms be used for?
What can machine learning algorithms be used for?
Which type of machine learning uses labeled training data to predict output labels for new data?
Which type of machine learning uses labeled training data to predict output labels for new data?
What is the purpose of dimensionality reduction techniques in machine learning?
What is the purpose of dimensionality reduction techniques in machine learning?
What are evaluation metrics used for in machine learning?
What are evaluation metrics used for in machine learning?
What is the main purpose of k-means clustering?
What is the main purpose of k-means clustering?
What technique is used to reduce the number of input features and preserve relevant information?
What technique is used to reduce the number of input features and preserve relevant information?
What are the techniques for model selection in machine learning?
What are the techniques for model selection in machine learning?
What are some evaluation metrics used to assess model performance for regression and classification problems?
What are some evaluation metrics used to assess model performance for regression and classification problems?
Why is splitting data into separate training and testing sets essential for building machine learning models?
Why is splitting data into separate training and testing sets essential for building machine learning models?
What technique creates a hierarchical structure of clusters by merging or splitting clusters based on their similarities?
What technique creates a hierarchical structure of clusters by merging or splitting clusters based on their similarities?
What is the main goal of dimensionality reduction techniques in machine learning?
What is the main goal of dimensionality reduction techniques in machine learning?
What is the main focus of machine learning?
What is the main focus of machine learning?
What are the applications of supervised learning?
What are the applications of supervised learning?
What is the main role of evaluation metrics in machine learning?
What is the main role of evaluation metrics in machine learning?
What is the purpose of model selection in machine learning?
What is the purpose of model selection in machine learning?
Why are dimensionality reduction techniques important in machine learning?
Why are dimensionality reduction techniques important in machine learning?
What is the purpose of data splitting in machine learning?
What is the purpose of data splitting in machine learning?
What is the key role of cross-validation in assessing model performance?
What is the key role of cross-validation in assessing model performance?
Why is handling missing data and outliers crucial during preprocessing?
Why is handling missing data and outliers crucial during preprocessing?
What is the primary purpose of feature scaling/normalization in machine learning?
What is the primary purpose of feature scaling/normalization in machine learning?
What is the main difference between linear regression and logistic regression?
What is the main difference between linear regression and logistic regression?
What is the key characteristic of K-means clustering?
What is the key characteristic of K-means clustering?
What is the primary application of unsupervised learning in machine learning?
What is the primary application of unsupervised learning in machine learning?
What are the typical techniques for selecting an appropriate machine learning model?
What are the typical techniques for selecting an appropriate machine learning model?
In which fields does machine learning have applications?
In which fields does machine learning have applications?
What are the different techniques used to handle missing data and outliers?
What are the different techniques used to handle missing data and outliers?
What is the goal of stratified k-fold cross-validation?
What is the goal of stratified k-fold cross-validation?
What is the significance of holdout validation in machine learning?
What is the significance of holdout validation in machine learning?
What is the primary goal of machine learning?
What is the primary goal of machine learning?
What are some key reasons why machine learning is important in business analytics?
What are some key reasons why machine learning is important in business analytics?
What are the various fields encompassed by the scope of machine learning?
What are the various fields encompassed by the scope of machine learning?
What are some applications of machine learning algorithms?
What are some applications of machine learning algorithms?
What role does machine learning play in deriving insights for business analytics?
What role does machine learning play in deriving insights for business analytics?
Why is machine learning important in making data-driven decisions for business analytics?
Why is machine learning important in making data-driven decisions for business analytics?
What are the two popular clustering algorithms discussed in the text?
What are the two popular clustering algorithms discussed in the text?
What is the main drawback of k-means clustering?
What is the main drawback of k-means clustering?
What is the purpose of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) in machine learning?
What is the purpose of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) in machine learning?
What are the techniques for selecting the appropriate model in machine learning?
What are the techniques for selecting the appropriate model in machine learning?
What are some examples of evaluation metrics used to assess model performance for regression and classification problems?
What are some examples of evaluation metrics used to assess model performance for regression and classification problems?
What is the purpose of splitting data into separate training and testing sets in machine learning?
What is the purpose of splitting data into separate training and testing sets in machine learning?
What is the primary role of feature scaling/normalization in machine learning?
What is the primary role of feature scaling/normalization in machine learning?
What is the main goal of dimensionality reduction techniques in machine learning?
What is the main goal of dimensionality reduction techniques in machine learning?
What are some evaluation metrics used for assessing model performance in machine learning?
What are some evaluation metrics used for assessing model performance in machine learning?
What is the significance of model selection in machine learning?
What is the significance of model selection in machine learning?
What is the purpose of dimensionality reduction techniques in machine learning?
What is the purpose of dimensionality reduction techniques in machine learning?
Why is it important to use dimensionality reduction techniques in machine learning?
Why is it important to use dimensionality reduction techniques in machine learning?
What is the purpose of stratified k-fold cross-validation?
What is the purpose of stratified k-fold cross-validation?
What technique is used to handle outliers during preprocessing?
What technique is used to handle outliers during preprocessing?
What is the primary purpose of feature scaling/normalization in machine learning?
What is the primary purpose of feature scaling/normalization in machine learning?
What is the key role of cross-validation in assessing model performance?
What is the key role of cross-validation in assessing model performance?
When is min-max scaling (Normalization) suitable?
When is min-max scaling (Normalization) suitable?
What is the primary goal of clustering algorithms?
What is the primary goal of clustering algorithms?
What role does machine learning play in business analytics?
What role does machine learning play in business analytics?
What are the applications of unsupervised learning?
What are the applications of unsupervised learning?
What is the main difference between linear regression and logistic regression?
What is the main difference between linear regression and logistic regression?
What is the scope of machine learning?
What is the scope of machine learning?
What can machine learning algorithms be used for?
What can machine learning algorithms be used for?
What are some key reasons why machine learning is important in business analytics?
What are some key reasons why machine learning is important in business analytics?
What is the primary goal of clustering algorithms in unsupervised learning?
What is the primary goal of clustering algorithms in unsupervised learning?
What are the primary applications of unsupervised learning in machine learning?
What are the primary applications of unsupervised learning in machine learning?
What is the significance of holdout validation in machine learning?
What is the significance of holdout validation in machine learning?
What is the main focus of machine learning in a business context?
What is the main focus of machine learning in a business context?
What are the applications of machine learning in business analytics?
What are the applications of machine learning in business analytics?
What are some commonly used algorithms in supervised learning?
What are some commonly used algorithms in supervised learning?
What is the primary difference between linear regression and logistic regression?
What is the primary difference between linear regression and logistic regression?
What is the purpose of supervised learning in machine learning?
What is the purpose of supervised learning in machine learning?
What are the primary tasks that can be accomplished through supervised learning?
What are the primary tasks that can be accomplished through supervised learning?
What is the role of unsupervised learning in machine learning?
What is the role of unsupervised learning in machine learning?
What is the primary goal of dimensionality reduction techniques in machine learning?
What is the primary goal of dimensionality reduction techniques in machine learning?
What are the main objectives of machine learning in a business context?
What are the main objectives of machine learning in a business context?
Study Notes
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Data splitting is a method to evaluate machine learning model performance by separating the original dataset into training and testing sets
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Training set (70-80% of data): Used to train the model and learn patterns/relationships
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Testing set (remaining data): Unseen data used to assess model's ability to generalize and make accurate predictions on new data
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Cross-validation is a technique to assess model performance by dividing data into multiple folds, training/validating on different combinations
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K-fold cross-validation: Data divided into k equal-sized folds, model trained/validated on different folds, performance metrics averaged
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Stratified k-fold cross-validation: Ensures each fold has similar distribution of target variables, useful for imbalanced class distributions
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Leave-One-Out (LOO) cross-validation: Each sample serves as validation set, most unbiased but computationally expensive
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Holdout validation: Random portion of data kept aside as validation set, simpler but less reliable due to small validation set
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Handling missing data/outliers is crucial during preprocessing
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Missing data: Removal or imputation based on characteristics of data
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Outliers: Identified using statistical methods, handled through removal, capping/flooring, transformation, or robust modeling
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Feature scaling/normalization: Ensure all features have similar scales to improve model performance
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Standardization (Z-score normalization): Scales features to have mean of 0 and standard deviation of 1, suitable for normally distributed data
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Min-max scaling (Normalization): Scales features to specific range, suitable for non-normally distributed or preserved exact scale data.
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Two popular clustering algorithms are k-means and hierarchical clustering.
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K-means is an iterative algorithm that partitions data into k clusters by assigning data points to the nearest cluster center and adjusting the centers until convergence is reached.
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K-means is computationally efficient and widely used, but it requires the number of clusters to be predefined.
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Hierarchical clustering creates a hierarchical structure of clusters by merging or splitting clusters based on their similarities.
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Hierarchical clustering can use either an agglomerative (bottom-up) or divisive (top-down) approach.
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Dimensionality reduction techniques are used to reduce the number of input features and preserve relevant information.
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Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is a popular technique that identifies the most important patterns in the data and reduces dimensionality.
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Model selection is crucial for accurate predictions and optimal performance.
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Understanding the problem, analyzing the data, leveraging domain knowledge, considering model complexity, and evaluating trade-offs are techniques for selecting the appropriate model.
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Evaluation metrics like Mean Squared Error, Root Mean Squared Error, Mean Absolute Error, R-squared, Accuracy, Precision, Recall, F1-score, and Area Under the ROC curve are used to assess model performance for regression and classification problems.
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Splitting data into separate training and testing sets is essential for building machine learning models.
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Data splitting is a method to evaluate machine learning model performance by separating the original dataset into training and testing sets
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Training set (70-80% of data): Used to train the model and learn patterns/relationships
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Testing set (remaining data): Unseen data used to assess model's ability to generalize and make accurate predictions on new data
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Cross-validation is a technique to assess model performance by dividing data into multiple folds, training/validating on different combinations
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K-fold cross-validation: Data divided into k equal-sized folds, model trained/validated on different folds, performance metrics averaged
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Stratified k-fold cross-validation: Ensures each fold has similar distribution of target variables, useful for imbalanced class distributions
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Leave-One-Out (LOO) cross-validation: Each sample serves as validation set, most unbiased but computationally expensive
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Holdout validation: Random portion of data kept aside as validation set, simpler but less reliable due to small validation set
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Handling missing data/outliers is crucial during preprocessing
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Missing data: Removal or imputation based on characteristics of data
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Outliers: Identified using statistical methods, handled through removal, capping/flooring, transformation, or robust modeling
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Feature scaling/normalization: Ensure all features have similar scales to improve model performance
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Standardization (Z-score normalization): Scales features to have mean of 0 and standard deviation of 1, suitable for normally distributed data
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Min-max scaling (Normalization): Scales features to specific range, suitable for non-normally distributed or preserved exact scale data.
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Machine learning helps businesses make proactive decisions by identifying patterns and relationships in data.
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Machine learning can be used for personalization and recommendation systems, detecting fraud, automating processes, and customer segmentation.
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Supervised learning is a type of machine learning where the algorithm learns from labeled training data to accurately predict output labels for new data.
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Applications of supervised learning include predictive modeling, image and speech recognition, natural language processing, and recommendation systems.
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Linear regression and logistic regression are two commonly used algorithms in supervised learning. Linear regression predicts continuous numeric values, while logistic regression is used for binary classification tasks.
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Unsupervised learning is a type of machine learning where the algorithm learns patterns in the data without labeled output.
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Unsupervised learning has applications in clustering, anomaly detection, visualization, and data generation.
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Clustering algorithms aim to group similar data points together based on their intrinsic similarities, and are used in various domains including customer segmentation and anomaly detection.
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Test your knowledge of commonly used clustering algorithms by understanding the principles behind k-means clustering and hierarchical clustering. Explore how k-means partitions data into clusters and how hierarchical clustering organizes data in a tree-like structure.
