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Support Vector Machines: A Concise Technical Overview
Support Vector Machines remain a popular and time-tested classification algorithm. This post provides a high-level concise technical overview of their functionality.
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The Great Algorithm Tutorial Roundup
By Matthew Mayo, KDnuggets Managing Editor on September 20, 2016 in Algorithms, Clustering, Decision Trees, K-nearest neighbors, Machine Learning, PCA, Poll, random forests algorithm, Regression, Statistics, Text Mining, Time Series, VisualizationThis is a collection of tutorials relating to the results of the recent KDnuggets algorithms poll. If you are interested in learning or brushing up on the most used algorithms, as per our readers, look here for suggestions on doing so!
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The (Not So) New Data Scientist Venn Diagram
This post outlines a (relatively) new(er) Data Science-related Venn diagram, giving an update to Conway's classic, and providing further fuel for flame wars and heated disagreement.
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Introducing Dask for Parallel Programming: An Interview with Project Lead Developer
Introducing Dask, a flexible parallel computing library for analytics. Learn more about this project built with interactive data science in mind in an interview with its lead developer.
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Top Machine Learning Projects for Julia
Julia is gaining traction as a legitimate alternative programming language for analytics tasks. Learn more about these 5 machine learning related projects.
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Big Data Key Terms, Explained
By Matthew Mayo, KDnuggets Managing Editor on August 11, 2016 in 3Vs of Big Data, Apache Spark, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Data Warehouse, Explained, Hadoop, Key Terms, Predictive AnalyticsJust getting started with Big Data, or looking to iron out the wrinkles in your current understanding? Check out these 20 Big Data-related terms and their concise definitions.
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Understanding the Bias-Variance Tradeoff: An Overview
A model's ability to minimize bias and minimize variance are often thought of as 2 opposing ends of a spectrum. Being able to understand these two types of errors are critical to diagnosing model results.
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Yann LeCun Quora Session Overview
Here is a quick oversight, with excerpts, of the Yann LeCun Quora Session which took place on Thursday July 28, 2016.
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7 Steps to Understanding NoSQL Databases
Are you a newcomer to NoSQL, interested in gaining a real understanding of the technologies and architectures it includes? This post is for you.
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5 Deep Learning Projects You Can No Longer Overlook
There are a number of "mainstream" deep learning projects out there, but many more niche projects flying under the radar. Have a look at 5 such projects worth checking out.
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