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Meaningful Predictive Modeling


Meaningful Predictive Modeling
This course is part of Python Data Products for Predictive Analytics Specialization


Instructors: Julian McAuley
Access provided by UNext Manipal
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4.3
(48 reviews)
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
What you'll learn
Understand the definitions of simple error measures (e.g. MSE, accuracy, precision/recall).
Evaluate the performance of regressors / classifiers using the above measures.
Understand the difference between training/testing performance, and generalizability.
Understand techniques to avoid overfitting and achieve good generalization performance.
Skills you'll gain
Details to know
Taught in English
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This course is part of the Python Data Products for Predictive Analytics Specialization
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4
Reviewed on Nov 16, 2019
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5
Reviewed on Mar 31, 2021
The course provided a lot of insights into predictive modeling.