Tag: Machine Learning (1151)

• How Much Mathematics Does an IT Engineer Need to Learn to Get Into Data Science? - Dec 20, 2017.
  
  When I started diving deep into these exciting subjects (by self-study), I discovered quickly that I don’t know/only have a rudimentary idea about/ forgot mostly what I studied in my undergraduate study some essential mathematics.

  Tags: Data Science, Engineer, Machine Learning, Mathematics

• KDnuggets™ News 17:n48, Dec 20: Machine Learning 2017 Key Trends; New Poll: When is AGI Coming?; AI Year End Roundup - Dec 20, 2017.
  
  Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence: Main Developments in 2017 and Key Trends in 2018; New Poll: When will Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) be achieved?; Xavier Amatriain's Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Year-end Roundup; How to Generate FiveThirtyEight Graphs in Python; Transitioning to Data Science: How to become a data scientist

  Tags: 2018 Predictions, AGI, AI, Data Science, Data Visualization, FiveThirtyEight, Machine Learning, Poll, Python

• $5 Data science eBooks and videos from Packt - Dec 19, 2017.
  
  Check Packt $5 sale on every ebook and video, including many great titles on Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Python, Deep Learning, and more - sale runs until Jan 15, 2018.

  Tags: Machine Learning, Packt Publishing, Python, Sebastian Raschka

• Getting Started with TensorFlow: A Machine Learning Tutorial - Dec 19, 2017.
  
  A complete and rigorous introduction to Tensorflow. Code along with this tutorial to get started with hands-on examples.

  Pages: 1 2

  Tags: Machine Learning, Python, TensorFlow

• NIPS 2017 Key Points & Summary Notes - Dec 18, 2017.
  
  Third year Ph.D student David Abel, of Brown University, was in attendance at NIP 2017, and he labouriously compiled and formatted a fantastic 43-page set of notes for the rest of us. Get them here.

  Tags: Bias, Conference, Machine Learning, NIPS, Reinforcement Learning

• Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence: Main Developments in 2017 and Key Trends in 2018 - Dec 15, 2017.
  
  As we bid farewell to one year and look to ring in another, KDnuggets has solicited opinions from numerous Machine Learning and AI experts as to the most important developments of 2017 and their 2018 key trend predictions.

  Tags: 2018 Predictions, AI, Ajit Jaokar, Brandon Rohrer, Daniel Tunkelang, Hugo Larochelle, Machine Learning, Pedro Domingos, Sebastian Raschka, Xavier Amatriain

• Best Data Science, Machine Learning Courses from Udemy, only $10 until Dec 21 - Dec 14, 2017.
  
  Holiday Dev & IT sale on best courses from Udemy, including Data Science, Machine Learning, Python, Spark, Tableau, and Hadoop - only $10 until Dec 21, 2017.

  Tags: Apache Spark, Hadoop, Machine Learning, Online Education, Python, Tableau, Udemy

• Xavier Amatriain’s Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Year-end Roundup - Dec 14, 2017.
  
  So much has happened in the world of AI that it is hard to fit in a couple of paragraphs. Here is my attempt.

  Tags: 2018 Predictions, AI, Machine Learning, Xavier Amatriain

• How to Improve Machine Learning Performance? Lessons from Andrew Ng - Dec 13, 2017.
  
  5 useful tips and lessons from Andrew Ng on how to improve your Machine Learning performance, including Orthogonalisation, Single Number Evaluation Metric, and Satisfying and Optimizing Metric.

  Tags: Andrew Ng, Machine Learning

• KDnuggets™ News 17:n47, Dec 13: Top Data Science, Machine Learning Methods in 2017; Main Data Science Developments in 2017, Key Trends; Lunch Break with Keras - Dec 13, 2017.
  
  Also: Managing Machine Learning Workflows with Scikit-learn Pipelines; Best Masters in Data Science and Analytics - Europe Edition; Another Day in the Life of a Data Scientist; TensorFlow for Short-Term Stocks; Creating Simple Data Visualizations as an Act of Kindness

  Tags: 2018 Predictions, Data Science, Data Scientist, Keras, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Poll

• Data Science, Machine Learning: Main Developments in 2017 and Key Trends in 2018 - Dec 12, 2017.
  
  The leading experts in the field on the main Data Science, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics developments in 2017 and key trends in 2018.

  Tags: 2018 Predictions, Carla Gentry, Data Science, Eric Siegel, Jeff Ullman, Jen Underwood, Jill Dyche, Kirk D. Borne, Machine Learning, Predictions, Rexer Analytics, Tom Davenport, Trends

• Top Data Science and Machine Learning Methods Used in 2017 - Dec 11, 2017.
  
  The most used methods are Regression, Clustering, Visualization, Decision Trees/Rules, and Random Forests; Deep Learning is used by only 20% of respondents; we also analyze which methods are most "industrial" and most "academic".

  Pages: 1 2

  Tags: Algorithms, Clustering, Data Science, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Poll, Random Forests, Regression, Uplift Modeling

• Robust Algorithms for Machine Learning - Dec 11, 2017.
  
  This post mentions some of the advantages of implementing robust, non-parametric methods into our Machine Learning frameworks and models.

  Tags: ActiveState, Keras, Machine Learning, Python, Statistics

• Unlock Machine Learning for the New Speed and Scale of Business - Dec 8, 2017.
  
  Learn how Vertica in-database machine learning supports the entire predictive analytics process with, with MPP, SQL execution, R, Python, Java and more - get the whitepaper.

  Tags: Big Data, Database, Machine Learning, MPP Database, SQL, Vertica, White Paper

• Advances in Fraud Detection with Automated Machine Learning - Dec 5, 2017.
  
  Join DataRobot, Dec 13, for a webinar discussion of the current state of machine learning in fraud detection and learn how you can stay one step ahead of those looking to harm your business.

  Tags: Automated Data Science, Automated Machine Learning, DataRobot, Machine Learning

• Exclusive: Interview with Rich Sutton, the Father of Reinforcement Learning - Dec 5, 2017.
  
  My exclusive interview with Rich Sutton, the Father of Reinforcement Learning, on RL, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, 2nd edition of his book, Deep Learning, Prediction Learning, AlphaGo, Artificial General Intelligence, and more.

  Tags: AGI, AI, AlphaGo, DeepMind, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Reinforcement Learning, Rich Sutton, Yann LeCun

• DataRobot: Moving from BI to Machine Learning with Automation - Dec 4, 2017.
  
  Analytics industry expert Jen Underwood shares the fast path to developing world-class predictive modeling capabilities.

  Tags: Automation, BI, Business Intelligence, DataRobot, Jen Underwood, Machine Learning, White Paper

• Machine Learning with Optimus on Apache Spark - Nov 30, 2017.
  
  The way most Machine Learning models work on Spark are not straightforward, and they need lots of feature engineering to work. That’s why we created the feature engineering section inside the Optimus Data Frame Transformer.

  Pages: 1 2

  Tags: Apache Spark, Data Science, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, MLlib, Python, Workflow

• Natural Language Processing Library for Apache Spark – free to use - Nov 28, 2017.
  
  Introducing the Natural Language Processing Library for Apache Spark - and yes, you can actually use it for free! This post will give you a great overview of John Snow Labs NLP Library for Apache Spark.

  Tags: Apache Spark, API, GitHub, John Snow Labs, Machine Learning, NLP

• How To Unit Test Machine Learning Code - Nov 28, 2017.
  
  One of the main principles I learned during my time at Google Brain was that unit tests can make or break your algorithm and can save you weeks of debugging and training time.

  Tags: Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Python, Software Engineering, TensorFlow

• Key Takeaways from Open Data Science Conference (ODSC) West 2017 - Nov 21, 2017.
  
  This year, the ODSC West was held at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, from November 2 to 4. I am, attempting here, to give you a snapshot tour of what I experienced.

  Pages: 1 2

  Tags: AI, CA, Conference, Data Science, Deep Learning, DJ Patil, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, ODSC, San Francisco

• New Poll: Which Data Science / Machine Learning methods and tools you used? - Nov 20, 2017.
  
  Please vote in new KDnuggets poll which examines the methods and tools used for a real-world application or project.

  Tags: Algorithms, Data Science Tools, Machine Learning, Poll

• Best Data Science, Machine Learning Courses from Udemy, only $10 until Nov 28- Black Friday/Cybermonday sale - Nov 17, 2017.
  
  Black Friday/Cybermonday sale on best courses from Udemy, including Data Science, Machine Learning, Python, Spark, Tableau, and Hadoop - only $10 until Nov 28, 2017.

  Tags: Apache Spark, Hadoop, Machine Learning, Online Education, Python, Tableau, Udemy

• Top KDnuggets tweets, Nov 08-14: Approaching (Almost) Any NLP Problem on #Kaggle; Choosing an Open Source #MachineLearning Library - Nov 15, 2017.
  
  Also: What is the difference between Bagging and Boosting?; Which #Python package manager should you use?; The Practical Importance of Feature Selection.

  Tags: Capsule Networks, Kaggle, Machine Learning, NLP, Top tweets

• You have created your first Linear Regression Model. Have you validated the assumptions? - Nov 15, 2017.
  
  Linear Regression is an excellent starting point for Machine Learning, but it is a common mistake to focus just on the p-values and R-Squared values while determining validity of model. Here we examine the underlying assumptions of a Linear Regression, which need to be validated before applying the model.

  Tags: Data Science, Linear Regression, Machine Learning, Statistics

• The 10 Statistical Techniques Data Scientists Need to Master - Nov 15, 2017.
  
  The author presents 10 statistical techniques which a data scientist needs to master. Build up your toolbox of data science tools by having a look at this great overview post.

  Pages: 1 2

  Tags: Algorithms, Data Science, Data Scientist, Machine Learning, Statistical Learning, Statistics

• Machine Learning Algorithms: Which One to Choose for Your Problem - Nov 14, 2017.
  
  This article will try to explain basic concepts and give some intuition of using different kinds of machine learning algorithms in different tasks. At the end of the article, you’ll find the structured overview of the main features of described algorithms.

  Tags: Algorithms, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Statsbot, Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Postdoc, Imaging, Signals and Machine Learning - Nov 10, 2017.
  
  The Imaging, Signals, and Machine Learning (ISML) group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate with expertise in computer vision/image processing and data analytics.

  Tags: Image Recognition, Machine Learning, Oak Ridge, ORNL, Postdoc, TN

• Top KDnuggets tweets, Nov 01-07: Airbnb develops an #AI which converts design into source code - Nov 8, 2017.
  
  Also: One LEGO at a time: Explaining the #Math of How #NeuralNetworks Learn; 6 Books Every #DataScientist Should Keep Nearby; Direct from Sebastian Raschka #Python #MachineLearning book, new edition.

  Tags: AI, AirBnB, Books, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Python, Sebastian Raschka, Top tweets

• Choosing an Open Source Machine Learning Library: TensorFlow, Theano, Torch, scikit-learn, Caffe - Nov 8, 2017.
  
  Open Source is the heart of innovation and rapid evolution of technologies, these days. Here we discuss how to choose open source machine learning tools for different use cases.

  Pages: 1 2

  Tags: Caffe, Machine Learning, Open Source, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Theano, Torch

• KDnuggets™ News 17:n43, Nov 8: Peak Demand for Data Scientists/Machine Learning Experts – When? Advice For New and Junior Data Scientists - Nov 8, 2017.
  
  Also: 3 different types of machine learning; Want to know how Deep Learning works? Here's a quick guide to Deep Learning; Blockchain Key Terms, Explained.

  Tags: Advice, Blockchain, Data Scientist, Hiring, Machine Learning, Poll

• When Will Demand for Data Scientists/Machine Learning Experts Peak? - Nov 7, 2017.
  
  We analyze the results of Data Science / Machine Learning peak demand poll, examine the split between optimists and pessimists, and try to explain why predictions look so similar regardless of experience, affiliation, and region?

  Tags: Data Scientist, Hiring, Machine Learning, Poll, Trends

• Interpreting Machine Learning Models: An Overview - Nov 7, 2017.
  
  This post summarizes the contents of a recent O'Reilly article outlining a number of methods for interpreting machine learning models, beyond the usual go-to measures.

  Tags: Interpretability, Machine Learning, Modeling, O'Reilly

• What is the difference between Bagging and Boosting? - Nov 6, 2017.
  
  Bagging and Boosting are both ensemble methods in Machine Learning, but what’s the key behind them? Here we explain in detail.

  Tags: Bagging, Boosting, Ensemble Methods, Machine Learning

• 3 different types of machine learning - Nov 1, 2017.
  
  In this extract from “Python Machine Learning” a top data scientist Sebastian Raschka explains 3 main types of machine learning: Supervised, Unsupervised and Reinforcement Learning. Use code PML250KDN to save 50% off the book cost.

  Pages: 1 2

  Tags: Classification, Clustering, Machine Learning, Regression, Reinforcement Learning, Supervised Learning

• Getting Started with Machine Learning in One Hour! - Nov 1, 2017.
  
  Here is a machine learning getting started guide which grew out of the author's notes for a one hour talk on the subject. Hopefully you find the path helpful.

  Tags: Beginners, Machine Learning

• 6 Books Every Data Scientist Should Keep Nearby - Oct 31, 2017.
  
  The best way to stay in touch is to continue brushing up on your knowledge while also maintaining experience. It’s the perfect storm or combination of skills to help you succeed in the industry.

  Tags: Books, Data Science, Data Scientist, Machine Learning

• Top 6 errors novice machine learning engineers make - Oct 30, 2017.
  
  What common mistakes beginners do when working on machine learning or data science projects? Here we present list of such most common errors.

  Tags: Beginners, Machine Learning, Mistakes, Outliers, Regression, Regularization, Time Series

• 7 Steps to Mastering Deep Learning with Keras - Oct 30, 2017.
  
  Are you interested in learning how to use Keras? Do you already have an understanding of how neural networks work? Check out this lean, fat-free 7 step plan for going from Keras newbie to master of its basics as quickly as is possible.

  Tags: 7 Steps, Convolutional Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Keras, Logistic Regression, LSTM, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Python, Recurrent Neural Networks

• XGBoost: A Concise Technical Overview - Oct 27, 2017.
  
  Interested in learning the concepts behind XGBoost, rather than just using it as a black box? Or, are you looking for a concise introduction to XGBoost? Then, this article is for you. Includes a Python implementation and links to other basic Python and R codes as well.

  Tags: Explained, Kaggle, Machine Learning, XGBoost

• Best Data Science, Machine Learning Courses from Udemy (only $12 until Oct 31) - Oct 27, 2017.
  
  Fall sale on best courses from Udemy, including Data Science, Machine Learning, Python, Spark, Tableau, and Hadoop - only $12 until Oct 31, 2017.

  Tags: Apache Spark, Hadoop, Machine Learning, Online Education, Python, Tableau, Udemy

• Density Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise (DBSCAN) - Oct 26, 2017.
  
  DBSCAN clustering can identify outliers, observations which won’t belong to any cluster. Since DBSCAN clustering identifies the number of clusters as well, it is very useful with unsupervised learning of the data when we don’t know how many clusters could be there in the data.

  Tags: Algorithms, Clustering, Machine Learning

• KDnuggets™ News 17:n41, Oct 25: Learning git not enough to become data scientist; Peak Data Scientist Demand? Top Machine Learning w. R videos - Oct 25, 2017.
  
  Becoming a data scientist after a science PhD; New Poll: When will demand for Data Scientists/Machine Learning experts peak? It Only Takes One Line of Code to Run Regression.

  Tags: Apache Spark, Data Scientist, Machine Learning, R

• Top 10 Machine Learning with R Videos - Oct 24, 2017.
  
  A complete video guide to Machine Learning in R! This great compilation of tutorials and lectures is an amazing recipe to start developing your own Machine Learning projects.

  Tags: Algorithms, Clustering, K-nearest neighbors, Machine Learning, PCA, R, Text Mining, Top 10, Youtube

• How Can Machine Learning Affect Your Organizational Data Strategy? - Oct 24, 2017.
  
  The rise of high information advances, for example, Big Data, Machine Learning (ML), and the Internet of Things (IoT) in the Data Management scene has now started another enthusiasm for Data Governance.

  Tags: Machine Learning, Strategy

• Rethinking 3 Laws of Machine Learning - Oct 23, 2017.
  
  We rethink Asimov’s 3 law of robotics to help companies moving to unsupervised machine learning and realize 100% automated predictive information governance (PIG).

  Tags: AI, Humor, Machine Learning, Robots, Skynet

• Top 10 Machine Learning Algorithms for Beginners - Oct 20, 2017.
  
  A beginner's introduction to the Top 10 Machine Learning (ML) algorithms, complete with figures and examples for easy understanding.
   
   

  Pages: 1 2

  Tags: Adaboost, Algorithms, Apriori, Bagging, Beginners, Boosting, Decision Trees, Ensemble Methods, Explained, K-means, K-nearest neighbors, Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, Machine Learning, Naive Bayes, PCA, Top 10

• H2O World 2017: The best of data science, AI, and business transformation, Dec 4-5, Mountain View - Oct 18, 2017.
  
  The flagship H2O World is back to bring together the best of data science, AI, Machine Learning, and business transformation. Spaces are limited, so get a spot at 50% off w. code KDNUGGETS by Oct 21, 2017.

  Tags: AI, Business, CA, H2O, Machine Learning, Mountain View

• Random Forests(r), Explained - Oct 17, 2017.
  
  Random Forest, one of the most popular and powerful ensemble method used today in Machine Learning. This post is an introduction to such algorithm and provides a brief overview of its inner workings.

  Tags: Algorithms, CART, Decision Trees, Ensemble Methods, Explained, Machine Learning, Random Forests, Salford Systems

• How LinkedIn Makes Personalized Recommendations via Photon-ML Machine Learning tool - Oct 16, 2017.
  
  In this article we focus on the personalization aspect of model building and explain the modeling principle as well as how to implement Photon-ML so that it can scale to hundreds of millions of users.

  Tags: Deepak Agarwal, LinkedIn, Machine Learning, Recommendation, Recommender Systems

• Data Science Bootcamp in Zurich, Switzerland, January 15 – April 6, 2018 - Oct 12, 2017.
  
  Come to the land of chocolate and Data Science where the local tech scene is booming and the jobs are a plenty. Learn the most important concepts from top instructors by doing and through projects. Use code KDNUGGETS to save.

  Tags: Bootcamp, Data Science, Data Visualization, Machine Learning, NLP, Python, R, Switzerland, Zurich

• Best practices of orchestrating Python and R code in ML projects - Oct 12, 2017.
  
  Instead of arguing about Python vs R I will examine the best practices of integrating both languages in one data science project.

  Pages: 1 2

  Tags: DVC, Machine Learning, Python, Python vs R, R

• Top KDnuggets tweets, Oct 04-10: Using #MachineLearning to Predict, Explain Attrition; Tidyverse, an opinionated #DataScience Toolbox in R - Oct 11, 2017.
  
  Also #MachineLearning: Understanding Decision Tree Learning; #PyTorch tutorial distilled - Moving from #TensorFlow to PyTorch.

  Tags: Attrition, Decision Trees, Machine Learning, PyTorch, Tidyverse, Top tweets

• Learn Generalized Linear Models (GLM) using R - Oct 11, 2017.
  
  In this article, we aim to discuss various GLMs that are widely used in the industry. We focus on: a) log-linear regression b) interpreting log-transformations and c) binary logistic regression.

  Pages: 1 2

  Tags: Generalized Linear Models, Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, Machine Learning, R, Regression

• KDnuggets™ News 17:n39, Oct 11: Machine Learning to Predict, Explain Attrition; Deep Learning for Object Detection - Oct 11, 2017.
  
  Also How to Choose a Data Science Job; Tidyverse, an opinionated Data Science Toolbox in R; A Quick Guide to Fake News Detection.

  Tags: AI, Attrition, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Tidyverse

• A Quick Guide to Fake News Detection on Social Media - Oct 10, 2017.
  
  Fake news is an important issue on social media. This article provides an overview of fake news characterization and detection in Data Science and Machine Learning research.

  Tags: Fake News, Machine Learning, Social Media

• IAPA National Conference on “Advancing Analytics,” October 18, Melbourne - Oct 9, 2017.
  
  Only three weeks until the IAPA National Conference "Advancing Analytics", October 18, Melbourne - don't miss this one-day to get up-to-date, meet with peers and hear from global leaders. KDNuggets readers receive a further 10% off full priced tickets, simply use the code ‘AAKDNUGGETS10’ at checkout.

  Tags: Analytics, Australia, IAPA, Machine Learning, Melbourne

• Using Machine Learning to Predict and Explain Employee Attrition - Oct 4, 2017.
  
  Employee attrition (churn) is a major cost to an organization. We recently used two new techniques to predict and explain employee turnover: automated ML with H2O and variable importance analysis with LIME.

  Tags: Churn, H2O, HR, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Workforce Analytics

• Neural Networks: Innumerable Architectures, One Fundamental Idea - Oct 4, 2017.
  
  At the end of this post, you’ll be able to implement a neural network to identify handwritten digits using the MNIST dataset and have a rough time idea about how to build your own neural networks.

  Pages: 1 2

  Tags: AI, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Python, TensorFlow

• U. of Miami: Assistant Professor, with emphasis on Data Science and Machine Learning - Oct 4, 2017.
  
  Candidates must possess a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related discipline. The position requires teaching and research expertise in Machine Learning, with emphasis on applications in Data Science.

  Tags: Data Science, Faculty, FL, Machine Learning, Miami, University of Miami

• KDnuggets™ News 17:n38, Oct 4: What Blockchains Mean to Big Data; Keras Deep Learning Cheat Sheet; Machine Learning in Finance - Oct 4, 2017.
  
  Also: XGBoost, a Top Machine Learning Method on Kaggle, Explained; How to win Kaggle competition based on NLP task, if you are not an NLP expert; Fundamental Breakthrough in 2 Decade Old Algorithm Redefines Big Data Benchmarks

  Tags: Algorithms, Blockchain, Cheat Sheet, Deep Learning, Finance, Keras, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, XGBoost

• XGBoost, a Top Machine Learning Method on Kaggle, Explained - Oct 3, 2017.
  
  Looking to boost your machine learning competitions score? Here’s a brief summary and introduction to a powerful and popular tool among Kagglers, XGBoost.

  Tags: Algorithms, Data Science, Explained, Kaggle, Machine Learning

• Understanding Machine Learning Algorithms - Oct 3, 2017.
  
  Machine learning algorithms aren’t difficult to grasp if you understand the basic concepts. Here, a SAS data scientist describes the foundations for some of today’s popular algorithms.

  Tags: Algorithms, Ensemble Methods, Gradient Boosting, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Predictive Analytics, Random Forests, SVM

• Data Science, AI & Deep Learning Conference – 16 November 2017, London - Oct 2, 2017.
  
  This conference brings together a range of expert practitioners to explore and discuss the new era of AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning.  Participants gain real insights on how to exploit these technological advances for themselves and their organisations in an increasingly ‘data-driven world’.

  Tags: AI, Data Science, Deep Learning, London, Machine Learning, TensorFlow, UK

• Top 10 Videos on Machine Learning in Finance - Sep 29, 2017.
  
  Talks, tutorials and playlists – you could not get a more gentle introduction to Machine Learning (ML) in Finance. Got a quick 4 minutes or ready to study for hours on end? These videos cover all skill levels and time constraints!

  Tags: Credit Risk, Finance, Investment Portfolio, Machine Learning, Python, R, Stocks, Tutorials, Videolectures, Youtube

• Learn How to Make Machine Learning Work (webinars every Tue in October, Live or on-demand) - Sep 28, 2017.
  
  To fully use machine learning, we first need to understand both the potential benefits and the techniques to create data-driven models. In this webinar series, we will show you how to easily and automatically apply complex algorithms to data in real world applications.

  Tags: CART, Machine Learning, Minitab, Random Forests, Regression, Salford Systems

• IAPA National Conference Advancing Analytics, Melbourne, October 18 - Sep 27, 2017.
  
  Only three weeks until the IAPA National Conference "Advancing Analytics", October 18, Melbourne - don't miss this one-day to get up-to-date, meet with peers and hear from global leaders.

  Tags: Analytics, Australia, IAPA, Machine Learning, Melbourne

• KDnuggets™ News 17:n37, Sep 27: Essential Data Science & Machine Learning Cheat Sheets; 5 Machine Learning Projects to Check Out Now! - Sep 27, 2017.
  
  30 Essential Data Science, Machine Learning & Deep Learning Cheat Sheets; 5 Machine Learning Projects You Can No Longer Overlook - Episode VI; Putting Machine Learning in Production; 5 Ways to Get Started with Reinforcement Learning; Ensemble Learning to Improve Machine Learning Results

  Tags: Cheat Sheet, Data Science, Deep Learning, Ensemble Methods, Keras, Machine Learning, Production, Reinforcement Learning

• Moving from BI to Automated Machine Learning - Sep 26, 2017.
  
  Vast amounts of data are already overwhelming existing BI tools and analytics processes. To address these challenges, BI and analytics professionals are adopting user-friendly, automated machine learning solutions.

  Tags: Automated Machine Learning, Business Intelligence, DataRobot, Jen Underwood, Machine Learning

• Top 10 Active Big Data, Data Science, Machine Learning Influencers on LinkedIn, Updated - Sep 26, 2017.
  
  Looking for advice? Guidance? Stories? We’ve put a list of the top ten LinkedIn influencers of the last three months, follow them and stay up-to-date with the latest news in Big Data, Data Science, Analytics, Machine Learning and AI.

  Tags: About Gregory Piatetsky, Bernard Marr, Big Data, Carla Gentry, Data Science, DJ Patil, Influencers, Kirk D. Borne, LinkedIn, Machine Learning, Tom Davenport, Trends

• Machine Learning Reveals 9 Elements of Deal-Closing Sales - Sep 26, 2017.
  
  The data science team at Gong.io analyzed over 67,000 sales calls/demos to understand the patterns that close deals. Here is what we found.

  Pages: 1 2

  Tags: Gong.io, Machine Learning, NLP, Sales, Speech Recognition

• 10 Things Everyone Should Know About Machine Learning - Sep 26, 2017.
  
  The author often finds himself explaining machine learning to non-experts. These are 10 things that he believes everyone should know, which he offers as a public service announcement.

  Tags: Advice, Machine Learning, Top 10

• The Search for the Fastest Keras Deep Learning Backend - Sep 26, 2017.
  
  This is an overview of the performance comparison for the popular Deep Learning frameworks supported by Keras – TensorFlow, CNTK, MXNet and Theano.

  Pages: 1 2

  Tags: CNTK, Deep Learning, Keras, Machine Learning, MXNet, Neural Networks, TensorFlow, Theano

• Visualizing High Dimensional Data In Augmented Reality - Sep 25, 2017.
  
  When Data Scientists first get a data set, they oftne use a matrix of 2D scatter plots to quickly see the contents and relationships between pairs of attributes. But for data with lots of attributes, such analysis does not scale.

  Tags: Data Science, Data Visualization, IBM, Instacart, Machine Learning, R

• Putting Machine Learning in Production - Sep 22, 2017.
  
  In machine learning, going from research to production environment requires a well designed architecture. This blog shows how to transfer a trained model to a prediction server.

  Tags: Data Science, Data Science Platform, Machine Learning, Production, Python, Skills

• Ensemble Learning to Improve Machine Learning Results - Sep 22, 2017.
  
  Ensemble methods are meta-algorithms that combine several machine learning techniques into one predictive model in order to decrease variance (bagging), bias (boosting), or improve predictions (stacking).

  Pages: 1 2

  Tags: Ensemble Methods, Machine Learning, Statsbot

• 30 Essential Data Science, Machine Learning & Deep Learning Cheat Sheets - Sep 22, 2017.
  
  This collection of data science cheat sheets is not a cheat sheet dump, but a curated list of reference materials spanning a number of disciplines and tools.

  Pages: 1 2 3

  Tags: Cheat Sheet, Data Science, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Probability, Python, R, SQL, Statistics

• Tensorflow Tutorial: Part 1 – Introduction - Sep 21, 2017.
  
  Everyone is talking about Tensorflow these days. In this multipart series, we explain Tensorflow in detail, including it’s architecture and industry applications.

  Tags: Deep Learning, Deep Neural Network, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, TensorFlow

• How to Get Ready for AI and Machine Learning - Sep 20, 2017.
  
  AI and machine learning have hit the mainstream, spanning consumer devices to enterprise initiatives. Experts say change is coming fast - if you don't have a plan, are you behind the curve?

  Tags: AI, Career, Machine Learning

• 5 Ways to Get Started with Reinforcement Learning - Sep 20, 2017.
  
  We give an accessible overview of reinforcement learning, including Deep Q Learning, and provide useful links for implementing RL.

  Tags: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Reinforcement Learning

• 5 Machine Learning Projects You Can No Longer Overlook – Episode VI - Sep 20, 2017.
  
  Deep learning, data preparation, data visualization, oh my! Check out the latest installation of '5 Machine Learning Projects You Can No Longer Overlook' for insight on... well, what machine learning projects you can no longer overlook.

  Tags: Data Visualization, Datasets, Deep Learning, Javascript, Machine Learning, Netflix, Overlook, Python, Spark

• KDnuggets™ News 17:n36, Sep 20: Data Science and the Imposter Syndrome; How To Become a 10x Data Scientist - Sep 20, 2017.
  
  Also: New-Age Machine Learning Algorithms in Retail Lending; Cartoon: What Else Can AI Guess From Your Face? Machine Learning Translation and the Google Translate Algorithm

  Tags: Data Scientist, Machine Learning

• Cool Vendor status for CrowdFlower means SF best ice cream for you - Sep 19, 2017.
  
  Schedule a time to see a demo of the CrowdFlower platform and see how we empower data scientists to train, test, and tune machine learning for a human world. We’ll hook you up with some of San Francisco's best ice cream!

  Tags: CA, CrowdFlower, Data Science Platform, Machine Learning, San Francisco

• Using Apache SystemML(tm) with Hortonworks Data Platform - Sep 18, 2017.
  
  Learn how to add Apache SystemML to an existing Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) 2.6.1 cluster for Apache Spark. Users interested in Python, Scala, Spark, or Zeppelin can run Apache SystemML as described here.

  Tags: Apache, Apache Spark, Apache SystemML, Hortonworks, IBM, Machine Learning

• Best Data Science, Machine Learning Courses from Udemy (only $12 until Sep 20) - Sep 14, 2017.
  
  Back-to-school sale on best courses from Udemy, including Data Science, Machine Learning, Python, Spark, Tableau, and Hadoop - only $12 until Sep 20, 2017.

  Tags: Apache Spark, Hadoop, Machine Learning, Online Education, Python, Tableau, Udemy

• Machine Learning Translation and the Google Translate Algorithm - Sep 14, 2017.
  
  Today, we’ve decided to explore machine translators and explain how the Google Translate algorithm works.

  Tags: Google, Machine Learning, Machine Translation, Natural Language Processing, Statsbot

• New-Age Machine Learning Algorithms in Retail Lending - Sep 13, 2017.
  
  We review the application of new age Machine Learning algorithms for better Customer Analytics in Lending and Credit Risk Assessment.

  Tags: Credit Risk, Customer Analytics, Deep Learning, Fintech, Machine Learning, Recurrent Neural Networks

• KDnuggets™ News 17:n35, Sep 13: Putting the “Science” Back in Data Science; Python vs. R: And the leader is… - Sep 13, 2017.
  
  Putting the "Science" Back in Data Science; Python vs R - Who Is Really Ahead in Data Science, Machine Learning; I built a chatbot in 2 hours and this is what I learned; Are Data Lakes Fake News?; Python Overtaking R?

  Tags: Chatbot, Data Lakes, Data Science, Machine Learning, Python, R, Use Cases

• K-Nearest Neighbors – the Laziest Machine Learning Technique - Sep 12, 2017.
  
  K-Nearest Neighbors (K-NN) is one of the simplest machine learning algorithms. When a new situation occurs, it scans through all past experiences and looks up the k closest experiences. Those experiences (or: data points) are what we call the k nearest neighbors.

  Tags: Algorithms, K-nearest neighbors, Machine Learning, RapidMiner

• Python vs R – Who Is Really Ahead in Data Science, Machine Learning? - Sep 12, 2017.
  
  We examine Google Trends, job trends, and more and note that while Python has only a small advantage among current Data Science and Machine Learning related jobs, this advantage is likely to increase in the future.

  Tags: Data Science, Google Trends, Jobs, Kaggle, Machine Learning, Python, Python vs R, R

• Top 10 Machine Learning Use Cases: Part 2 - Sep 11, 2017.
  
  This post is the second in a series whose aim is to shake up our intuitions about what machine learning is making possible in specific sectors — to look beyond the set of use cases that always come to mind.

  Tags: Healthcare, IBM, Machine Learning, Use Cases

• Python vs R for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science - Sep 11, 2017.
  
  This is a summary (with links) of a three-part article series that's intended to be an in-depth overview of the considerations, tradeoffs, and recommendations associated with selecting between Python and R for programmatic data science tasks.

  Tags: AI, Data Science, Machine Learning, Python, Python vs R, R

• Top KDnuggets tweets, Aug 30 – Sep 5: Python overtakes R, becomes the leader in #DataScience; Humble Book Bundle: #DataScience - Sep 6, 2017.
  
  Also: Pandas tips and tricks #Python #DataScience; How I replicated an $86 million project in 57 lines of code; Future #MachineLearning Class.

  Tags: Machine Learning, Pandas, Python, Top tweets

• Putting the “Science” Back in Data Science - Sep 6, 2017.
  
  The scientific method to approach a problem, in my point of view, is the best way to tackle a problem and offer the best solution. If you start your data analysis by simply stating hypotheses and applying Machine Learning algorithms, this is the wrong way.

  Tags: Business, Data Science, Machine Learning, Process, Rubens Zimbres

• KDnuggets™ News 17:n34, Sep 6: 277 Data Science Key Terms, Explained; Top 10 Machine Learning Use Cases; Future Machine Learning Class - Sep 6, 2017.
  
  Also Top 10 Machine Learning Use Cases; Search Millions of Documents for Thousands of Keywords in a flash; Cartoon: Future Machine Learning Class; Data Science: (not) the preferred nomenclature.

  Tags: Data Science, Machine Learning

• Learn from experts at Netflix, Facebook, Tesla, DeepMind & more - Sep 5, 2017.
  
  January 25 & 26 in San Francisco will see the sixteenth global Deep Learning Summit and the fifth global AI Assistant Summit joined by the first ever Deep Learning for Enterprise Summit. Use code KDNUGGETS to save 20% on Early Bird passes!

  Tags: AI, CA, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, RE.WORK, San Francisco

• Visualizing Cross-validation Code - Sep 5, 2017.
  
  Cross-validation helps to improve your prediction using the K-Fold strategy. What is K-Fold you asked? Check out this post for a visualized explanation.

  Tags: Cross-validation, Machine Learning, Python, scikit-learn

• Cartoon: Future Machine Learning Class - Sep 2, 2017.
  
  New KDnuggets Cartoon looks at an unusual but possible future Machine Learning Class.

  Tags: Cartoon, Data Cleaning, Machine Learning

• Top 10 Machine Learning Use Cases: Part 1 - Aug 31, 2017.
  
  This post is the first in a series whose aim is to shake up our intuitions about what machine learning is making possible in specific sectors — to look beyond the set of use cases that always come to mind.

  Tags: Belgium, Colombia, Government, IBM, IBM SPSS Modeler, Machine Learning, Use Cases

• Learning Machine Learning… with Flashcards - Aug 31, 2017.
  
  Chris Albon has created and shared a way more cool way to reinforce your machine learning learning (not to be confused with learning reinforcement learning): the flashcard.

  Tags: Education, Machine Learning

• Are physicians worried about computers machine learning their jobs? - Aug 30, 2017.
  
  We review JAMA article on “Unintended Consequences of Machine Learning in Medicine” and argue that a number of alarming opinions in this pieces are not supported by evidence.

  Tags: Automation, Decision Support, Healthcare, Machine Learning

• KDnuggets™ News 17:n33, Aug 30: Python Overtakes R in Machine Learning; Data Science in 42 Steps; Deep Learning not AI’s Future - Aug 30, 2017.
  
  Also: KDnuggets part-time, paid internship in Data Science/Machine Learning Journalism; How To Write Better SQL Queries: The Definitive Guide; Understanding overfitting: an inaccurate meme in Machine Learning; How to Become a Data Scientist: The Definitive Guide

  Tags: AI, Data Science, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Poll, Python, R

• Vital Statistics You Never Learned… Because They’re Never Taught - Aug 29, 2017.
  
  Marketing scientist Kevin Gray asks Professor Frank Harrell about some important things we often get wrong about statistics.

  Tags: Bayesian, Data Science, Machine Learning, Statistics

• Support Vector Machine (SVM) Tutorial: Learning SVMs From Examples - Aug 28, 2017.
  
  In this post, we will try to gain a high-level understanding of how SVMs work. I’ll focus on developing intuition rather than rigor. What that essentially means is we will skip as much of the math as possible and develop a strong intuition of the working principle.

  Pages: 1 2 3

  Tags: Algorithms, Machine Learning, Statsbot, Support Vector Machines, SVM

• 42 Steps to Mastering Data Science - Aug 25, 2017.
  
  This post is a collection of 6 separate posts of 7 steps a piece, each for mastering and better understanding a particular data science topic, with topics ranging from data preparation, to machine learning, to SQL databases, to NoSQL and beyond.

  Tags: Data Preparation, Data Science, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, NoSQL, Python, SQL

• Understanding overfitting: an inaccurate meme in Machine Learning - Aug 23, 2017.
  
  Applying cross-validation prevents overfitting is a popular meme, but is not actually true – it more of an urban legend. We examine what is true and how overfitting is different from overtraining.

  Tags: Cross-validation, Machine Learning, Overfitting

• Machine Learning vs. Statistics: The Texas Death Match of Data Science - Aug 23, 2017.
  
  Throughout its history, Machine Learning (ML) has coexisted with Statistics uneasily, like an ex-boyfriend accidentally seated with the groom’s family at a wedding reception: both uncertain where to lead the conversation, but painfully aware of the potential for awkwardness.

  Tags: Machine Learning, Statistics

• What is the most important step in a machine learning project? - Aug 18, 2017.
  
  In any machine learning project, business understanding is very important. But in practice, it does not get enough attention. Here we explain what questions should be asked.

  Tags: Business, CRISP-DM, Machine Learning, Methodology

• Lessons Learned From Benchmarking Fast Machine Learning Algorithms - Aug 16, 2017.
  
  Boosted decision trees are responsible for more than half of the winning solutions in machine learning challenges hosted at Kaggle, and require minimal tuning. We evaluate two popular tree boosting software packages: XGBoost and LightGBM and draw 4 important lessons.

  Tags: Benchmark, Decision Trees, Kaggle, Machine Learning, Microsoft, XGBoost

• A Guide to Understanding AI Toolkits - Aug 16, 2017.
  
  This post surveys today’s foremost options for AI in the form of deep learning, examining each toolkit’s primary advantages as well as their respective industry supporters.

  Tags: AI, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, SVDS

• KDnuggets™ News 17:n31, Aug 16: Data Science Primer: Basic Concepts; Python vs R vs rest - Aug 16, 2017.
  
  Also: What Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Can Do-And What It Can't; How Convolutional Neural Networks Accomplish Image Recognition?; Making Predictive Models Robust: Holdout vs Cross-Validation; The Machine Learning Abstracts: Support Vector Machines

  Tags: AI, Convolutional Neural Networks, Image Recognition, Machine Learning, Predictive Models, Support Vector Machines

• 4 Industries Being Transformed by Machine Learning and Robotics - Aug 15, 2017.
  
  When used in combination with big data and machine learning, both AI and robotics can actively improve over time as they collect more information. You don’t have to look far to see how these technologies have revolutionized the world, and continue to do so.

  Tags: AI, Automation, Industry, Machine Learning, Robots

• DataRobot: The Making of Data Science Superheroes, Webinar August 31 - Aug 11, 2017.
  
  Learn how two data scientists quickly transformed from mere mortals into data science superheroes, now able to tackle more projects with better results - faster than a speeding bullet!

  Tags: Automated Machine Learning, DataRobot, Finance, Machine Learning

• Transforming from Autonomous to Smart: Reinforcement Learning Basics - Aug 11, 2017.
  
  This blog introduces the basics of reinforcement learning. We are going to see how reinforcement learning might help us to address these challenges; to work smarter at the edge when brute force technology advances will not suffice.

  Tags: IoT, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning

• What Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Can Do—And What It Can’t - Aug 10, 2017.
  
  I have seen situations where AI (or at least machine learning) had an incredible impact on a business—I also have seen situations where this was not the case. So, what was the difference?

  Tags: AI, Andrew Ng, Ingo Mierswa, Machine Learning, RapidMiner

• The Machine Learning Abstracts: Support Vector Machines - Aug 10, 2017.
  
  While earlier entrants in this series covered elementary classification algorithms, another (more advanced) machine learning algorithm which can be used for classification is Support Vector Machines (SVM).

  Tags: Algorithms, Machine Learning, Support Vector Machines

• Top /r/MachineLearning Posts, July: Friendly Suggestions re: Coding Practices; Racist AI How-To Without Really Trying - Aug 10, 2017.
  
  Why can't you guys comment your f*cking code?; Train Chrome's Trex character to play independently; How to make a racist AI without really trying; Is training a NN to mimic a closed-source library legal?; 37 Reasons why your NN is not working

  Tags: AI, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Programming, Reddit

• Top KDnuggets tweets, Aug 2-8: PyTorch: concise overview of the framework and its tensor implementation - Aug 9, 2017.
  
  Also: What is the most important step in a #MachineLearning project? #MachineLearning Algorithms: a concise technical overview; McKinsey state of #MachineLearning and #AI.

  Tags: Machine Learning, PyTorch, Top tweets

• KDnuggets™ News 17:n30, Aug 9: Machine Learning Algorithms: Concise Overview; Train your Deep Learning model faster and sharper - Aug 9, 2017.
  
  Also: A unified deep learning framework for time-series mobile sensing data processing; EDISON Data Science Framework Release 2; Data mining Airbnb.

  Tags: Data Science, Deep Learning, Machine Learning

• Strata Data Conference, the reunion of data brain trust – KDnuggets Offer - Aug 8, 2017.
  
  Strata Data Conference, the annual reunion of data brain trust, is Sept 25-28 in New York. Early price ends Aug 11 - save more with code KDNU.

  Tags: Data Engineering, Data Science, Fintech, Machine Learning, New York City, NY, Strata

• Going deeper with recurrent networks: Sequence to Bag of Words Model - Aug 8, 2017.
  
  Deep learning makes it possible to convert unstructured text to computable formats, incorporating semantic knowledge to train machine learning models. These digital data troves help us understand people on a new level.

  Tags: Deep Learning, LSTM, Machine Learning, NLP, Recurrent Neural Networks

• Best Data Science, Machine Learning Courses from Udemy (only $10 or $12 till Aug 10) - Aug 6, 2017.
  
  Back-to-school sale on best courses from Udemy, including Data Science, Machine Learning, Python, Spark, Tableau, and Hadoop - only $10 or $12 until Aug 10, 2017.

  Tags: Apache Spark, Hadoop, Machine Learning, Online Education, Python, Tableau, Udemy

• Machine Learning Algorithms: A Concise Technical Overview – Part 1 - Aug 4, 2017.
  
  These short and to-the-point tutorials may provide the assistance you are looking for. Each of these posts concisely covers a single, specific machine learning concept.

  Tags: Algorithms, Machine Learning

• Train your Deep Learning Faster: FreezeOut - Aug 3, 2017.
  
  We explain another novel method for much faster training of Deep Learning models by freezing the intermediate layers, and show that it has little or no effect on accuracy.

  Tags: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Model Performance, Modeling, Neural Networks

• The Machine Learning Abstracts: Decision Trees - Aug 3, 2017.
  
  Decision trees are a classic machine learning technique. The basic intuition behind a decision tree is to map out all possible decision paths in the form of a tree.

  Tags: Algorithms, Decision Trees, Machine Learning

• Top KDnuggets tweets, Jul 26 – Aug 01: 37 Reasons why your #NeuralNetwork is not working; Machine Learning Exercises in Python - Aug 2, 2017.
  
  Also Hill criteria for #causality vs #correlation via #xkcd cartoons; #MachineLearning Workflows in #Python from Scratch Part 2: k-means Clustering

  Tags: Causation, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Python, TensorFlow, Top tweets

• Train your Deep Learning model faster and sharper: Snapshot Ensembling — M models for the cost of 1 - Aug 2, 2017.
  
  We explain a novel Snapshot Ensembling method for increasing accuracy of Deep Learning models while also reducing training time.

  Tags: Deep Learning, Ensemble Methods, Gradient Descent, Machine Learning, Model Performance

• KDnuggets™ News 17:n29, Aug 2: Machine Learning Exercises in Python; 8 Reasons Why Many Big Data Analytics Solutions Fail - Aug 2, 2017.
  
  Machine Learning Exercises in Python: An Introductory Tutorial Series; The BI & Data Analysis Conundrum: 8 Reasons Why Many Big Data Analytics Solutions Fail to Deliver Value; The Internet of Things: An Introductory Tutorial Series; How to squeeze the most from your training data

  Tags: Analytics, Big Data, Classification, Convolutional Neural Networks, Data Visualization, IoT, Machine Learning, Python

• How to squeeze the most from your training data - Jul 27, 2017.
  
  In many cases, getting enough well-labelled training data is a huge hurdle for developing accurate prediction systems. Here is an innovative approach which uses SVM to get the most from training data.

  Tags: Data Analysis, Data Preparation, Machine Learning, Support Vector Machines, SVM, Training Data

• The Machine Learning Abstracts: Classification - Jul 27, 2017.
  
  Classification is the process of categorizing or “classifying” some items into a predefined set of categories or “classes”. It is exactly the same even when a machine does so. Let’s dive a little deeper.

  Tags: Algorithms, Classification, Machine Learning