University of Michigan

Applied Machine Learning in Python

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.6

(8,513 reviews)

Intermediate level
Some related experience required
Flexible schedule
Approx. 31 hours
Learn at your own pace
92%
Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

  • 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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Taught in English

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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.

What's included

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.

What's included

13 videos2 readings1 assignment1 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.

What's included

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.

What's included

10 videos13 readings1 assignment1 programming assignment2 ungraded labs

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4.4 (870 ratings)
Kevyn Collins-Thompson
University of Michigan
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