Gain the necessary Machine Learning skills you need to grow your career as a Data Scientist. In this path, you’ll learn fundamental concepts of Machine Learning, apply an array of Machine Learning algorithms, implement techniques to build, test, train and optimize your models, and make accurate data-driven predictions.
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Big Data Analyst @ZattooPath overview
In this path, you’ll gain a strong understanding of supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms.
You’ll also learn some of the most important and used algorithms and techniques to build, customize, train, test and optimize your predictive models such as linear regression modeling, gradient descent, logistic regression modeling and decision tree and random forest modeling. Finally, you’ll learn optimization techniques that will help you to improve efficiency and accuracy.
Best of all, you’ll learn by doing — you’ll practice and get feedback directly in the browser. You’ll apply your skills to several guided projects with realistic business scenarios to build your portfolio and prepare for your next interview.
Key skills
Understanding the core mathematical concepts behind machine learning- Identifying applications of supervised and unsupervised machine learning models
- Using algorithms such as linear regression, logistic regression and gradient descent
- Applying optimization methods to improve your models
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