Machine Learning

Chapter 2

Preparing to Model

OBJECTIVE OF THE CHAPTER:

This chapter gives a detailed view of how to understand the incoming data and create basic understanding about the nature and quality of the data. This information, in turn, helps to select and then how to apply the model. So, the knowledge imparted in this chapter helps a beginner take the first step towards effective modelling and solving a machine learning problem.

2.1 INTRODUCTION

In the last chapter, we got introduced to machine learning. In the beginning, we got a glimpse of the journey of machine learning as an evolving technology. It all started as a proposition from the renowned computer scientist Alan Turing – machines can ‘learn’ and become artificially intelligent. Gradually, ...