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Statistics for Machine Learning

By : Pratap Dangeti
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Statistics for Machine Learning

By: Pratap Dangeti

Overview of this book

Complex statistics in machine learning worry a lot of developers. Knowing statistics helps you build strong machine learning models that are optimized for a given problem statement. This book will teach you all it takes to perform the complex statistical computations that are required for machine learning. You will gain information on the statistics behind supervised learning, unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, and more. You will see real-world examples that discuss the statistical side of machine learning and familiarize yourself with it. You will come across programs for performing tasks such as modeling, parameter fitting, regression, classification, density collection, working with vectors, matrices, and more. By the end of the book, you will have mastered the statistics required for machine learning and will be able to apply your new skills to any sort of industry problem.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Compensating factors in machine learning models


Compensating factors in machine learning models to equate statistical diagnostics is explained with the example of a beam being supported by two supports. If one of the supports doesn't exist, the beam will eventually fall down by moving out of balance. A similar analogy is applied for comparing statistical modeling and machine learning methodologies here.

The two-point validation is performed on the statistical modeling methodology on training data using overall model accuracy and individual parameters significance test. Due to the fact that either linear or logistic regression has less variance by shape of the model itself, hence there would be very little chance of it working worse on unseen data. Hence, during deployment, these models do not incur too many deviated results.

However, in the machine learning space, models have a high degree of flexibility which can change from simple to highly complex. On top, statistical diagnostics on individual...