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Python for Data Science Essential Training Part 1

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Overview

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In the second half of this two-part course, explore the essentials of using Python for data science and machine learning.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Data science life hacks
  • What you should know
  • How to use Codespaces in this course
1. Introduction to Machine Learning
  • Defining data science
  • Seeing where machine learning fits in
  • Machine learning AI foundations
  • Grouping machine learning algorithms
  • High-level machine learning roadmap
2. Regression Models
  • Linear regression
  • Multiple linear regression
  • Logistic regression: Concepts
  • Logistic regression: Data preparation
  • Logistic regression: Treat missing values
  • Logistic regression: Re-encode variable
  • Logistic regression: Validating dataset
  • Logistic regression: Model deployment
  • Logistic regression: Model evaluation
  • Logistic regression: Test prediction
3. Clustering Models
  • Cluster analysis with the K-means method
  • Hierarchical cluster analysis
  • DBSCAN for outlier detection
4. Dimension Reduction Methods
  • Explanatory factor analysis
  • Principal component analysis (PCA)
5. Other Popular Machine Learning Methods
  • Association rules models with the Apriori algorithm
  • Instance-based learning with KNN
  • Decision trees with CART
  • Bayesian statistics with Naïve Bayes
  • Ensemble learning with random forest
  • Neural networks with perceptrons
  • Building a neural network
6. Getting Started with Natural Language Processing
  • Introduction to natural language processing (NLP)
  • Cleaning and stemming textual data
  • Lemmatizing and analyzing textual data
7. Getting Started with Generative AI Models
  • Introduction to generative AI
  • Deep dive into generative AI models
  • Keeping up with AI developments
  • Coding demo: Implementing a generative AI model
Conclusion
  • Next steps and additional resources

Taught by

Lillian Pierson, P.E.

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