Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark Using Python

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Machine Learning with Spark ML

Machine learning has gained popularity in recent times. In this chapter, we will do a comprehensive exploration of Spark Machine Learning (ML), a powerful framework for scalable ML on Apache Spark. We will delve into the foundational concepts of ML and how Spark ML leverages these principles to enable efficient and scalable data-driven insights.

We will cover the following topics:

• Key concepts in ML
• Different types of ML
• ML with Spark
• Considering the ML life cycle with the help of a real-world example
• Different case studies for ML
• Future trends in Spark ML and distributed ML

ML encompasses diverse methodologies tailored to different data scenarios. We will start by learning about different key concepts in ML. ...