Category Archives: Machine Learning

Python Pickle Example: What, Why, How

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Have you ever heard of the term “Python Pickle“? If not, don’t feel bad—it can be a confusing concept. However, it is a powerful tool that all data scientists, Python programmers, and web application developers should understand. In this article, we’ll break down what exactly pickling is, why it’s so important, and how to use it in your projects. What is Python Pickle? In its simplest form, pickling is the process of converting any object into a byte stream (a sequence of bytes). This byte stream can then be transmitted over a network or stored in a file for later use. It’s like putting the object into an envelope and …

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Free Datasets for Machine Learning & Deep Learning

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Are you looking for free / popular datasets to use for your machine learning or deep learning project? Look no further! In this blog post, we will provide an overview of some of the best free datasets available for machine learning and deep learning. These datasets can be used to train and evaluate your models, and many of them contain a wealth of valuable information that can be used to address a wide range of real-world problems. So, let’s dive in and take a look at some of the top free datasets for machine learning and deep learning! Here is the list of free data sets for machine learning & …

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Challenges for Machine Learning / AI Projects

Challenges related to Machine Learning Projects Implementations

In this post, you will learn about some of the key challenges in relation to achieving successful AI / machine learning (ML) or Data science projects implementation in a consistent and sustained manner. As AI / ML project stakeholders including senior management stakeholders, data science architects, product managers, etc, you must get a good understanding of what would it take to successfully execute AI / ML projects and create value for the customers and the business.  Whether you are building AI / ML products or enabling unique models for your clients in SaaS setup, you will come across most of these challenges.  Understanding the Business Problem Many times, the nature …

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Difference between Online & Batch Learning

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In this post, you will learn about the concepts and differences between online and batch or offline learning in relation to how machine learning models in production learn incrementally from the stream of incoming data or otherwise. It is one of the most important aspects of designing machine learning systems. Data science architects would require to get a good understanding of when to go for online learning and when to go for batch or offline learning. Why online learning vs batch or offline learning? Before we get into learning the concepts of batch and on-line or online learning, let’s understand why we need different types of models training or learning …

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Most Common Machine Learning Tasks

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This article represents some of the most common machine learning tasks that one may come across while trying to solve machine learning problems. Also listed is a set of machine learning methods that could be used to resolve these tasks. Please feel free to comment/suggest if I missed mentioning one or more important points. Also, sorry for the typos. You might want to check out the post on what is machine learning?. Different aspects of machine learning concepts have been explained with the help of examples. Here is an excerpt from the page: Machine learning is about approximating mathematical functions (equations) representing real-world scenarios. These mathematical functions are also referred …

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Moving Average Method for Time-series forecasting

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In this post, you will learn about the concepts of the moving average method in relation to time-series forecasting. You will get to learn Python examples in relation to training a moving average machine learning model.  The following are some of the topics which will get covered in this post: What is the moving average method? Why use the moving average method? Python code example for the moving average methods What is Moving Average method? The moving average is a statistical method used for forecasting long-term trends. The technique represents taking an average of a set of numbers in a given range while moving the range. For example, let’s say …

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Gradient Boosting Algorithm: Concepts, Example

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If you are a data scientist or machine learning engineer, then you know that Gradient Boosting Algorithm (GBA) is one of the most powerful algorithms in predicting results from data. This algorithm has been proven to increase the accuracy of predictions and is becoming increasingly popular among data scientists. Let’s take a closer look at GBA and explore how it works with an example.   What is a Gradient Boosting Algorithm? Gradient boosting algorithm is a machine learning technique used to build predictive models. It creates an ensemble of weak learners, meaning that it combines several smaller, simpler models in order to obtain a more accurate prediction than what an …

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Drivetrain Approach for Machine Learning

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In this post, you will learn about a very popular approach or methodology called as Drivetrain approach coined by Jeremy Howard. The approach provides you steps to design data products that provide you with actionable outcomes while using one or more machine learning models. The approach is indeed very useful for data scientists/machine learning enthusiasts at all levels. However, this would prove to be a great guide for data science architects whose key responsibility includes designing the data products.  Without further ado, let’s do a deep dive. Why Drivetrain Approach? Before getting into the drivetrain approach and understands the basic concepts, Lets understand why drivetrain approach in the first place? …

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Machine Learning Models Evaluation Techniques

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Machine learning is a powerful machine intelligence technique that can be used to develop predictive models for different types of data. It has become the backbone of many intelligent applications and evaluating machine learning model performance at a regular intervals is key to success of such applications. A machine learning model’s performance depends on several factors including the type of algorithm used, how well it was trained and more. In this blog post, we will discuss  essential techniques for evaluating machine-learning model performance in order to provide you with some best practices when working with machine-learning models. The following are different techniques that can be used for evaluating machine learning …

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Machine Learning Programming Languages List

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If you’re interested in pursuing a career in machine learning, you’ll need to have a firm grasp of at least one programming language. But with so many languages to choose from, which one should you learn? Here are three of the most popular machine learning programming languages, along with a brief overview of each. Python Python is a programming language with many features that make it well suited for machine learning. It has a large and active community of developers who have contributed a wide variety of libraries and tools. Python’s syntax is relatively simple and easy to learn, making it a good choice for people who are new to …

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Free Machine Learning Courses from Top US Universities

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Anyone looking to start learning machine learning has a plethora of resources at their disposal. However, with so many choices it can be difficult to know where to start. This blog post will outline four free machine learning courses from top US universities such as Harvard, Stanford, MIT, etc that are sure to get you on the right track. List of Online Free Courses on Machine Learning The following is a list of online free courses on machine learning from some of the top US universities: Harvard’s CS50p: Intro to Python (cs50.harvard.edu/python/2022/) MIT 6.S191: Intro to Deep Learning (https://introtodeeplearning.com/) Cornell Tech CS 5787: Applied machine learning course (https://cornelltech.github.io/cs5785-fall-2019/) Stanford’s Machine …

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Data Preprocessing Steps in Machine Learning

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Data preprocessing is an essential step in any machine learning project. By cleaning and preparing your data, you can ensure that your machine learning model is as accurate as possible. In this blog post, we’ll cover some of the important and most common data preprocessing steps that every data scientist should know. Replace/remove missing data Before building a machine learning model, it is important to preprocess the data and remove or replace any missing values. Missing data can cause problems with the model, such as biased results or inaccurate predictions. There are a few different ways to handle missing data, but the best approach depends on the situation. In some …

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Supply chain management & Machine Learning

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As supply chains become more complex, businesses are looking for new ways to optimize and automate their supply chain operations. One area that is seeing a lot of growth is the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in supply chain management. There are many different applications for these technologies in supply chain management, from forecasting demand to optimizing inventory levels. In this blog post, we will explore some of the most interesting use cases for AI and machine learning in supply chain management. What is supply chain management and what are its key components? Supply chain management is the process of coordinating and controlling the flow of goods, …

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Car Insurance & Machine Learning Use Cases

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The car insurance industry is one of the many sectors that have been disrupted by the advent of machine learning. In the past, car insurance companies have relied on historical data to set premiums. However, machine learning / AI has enabled insurers to better predict risk and price insurance policies more accurately. As a result, AI / machine learning is transforming the car insurance industry by making it more efficient and customer-centric. In this blog, you will learn about some key car insurance use cases which can be dealt using machine learning. Detecting fraudulent car insurance claims Fraudulent car insurance claims are a problem for both insurers and policyholders. They …

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Bagging vs Boosting Machine Learning Methods

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In machine learning, there are a variety of methods that can be used to improve the performance of your models. Two of the most popular methods are bagging and boosting. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at what these methods are and how they work with the help of examples. What is Bagging? Bagging, short for “bootstrap aggregating”, is a method that can be used to improve the accuracy of your machine learning models. The idea behind bagging is to train multiple models on different subsets of the data and then combine the predictions of those models. The data is split into a number of smaller datasets, or …

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Weak Supervised Learning: Concepts & Examples

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Supervised learning is a type of machine learning algorithm that uses a labeled dataset to learn and generalize from. The labels act as supervisors, providing the algorithm with feedback so it can learn to map input data to the correct output labels. In this blog post, we’ll be focusing on weak supervised learning, a subset of supervised learning that uses only partially labeled or unlabeled data. We’ll cover some of the most common weak supervision techniques and provide examples of each. What is Weak Supervised Learning? Weak supervised learning is a type of machine learning where the learner is only given a few labels to work with. Weak supervision is …

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