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Machine Learning For Dummies

Machine Learning For Dummies

By : John Paul Mueller, Luca Massaron
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Machine Learning For Dummies

Machine Learning For Dummies

By: John Paul Mueller, Luca Massaron

Overview of this book

Machine learning can be a mind-boggling concept for the masses, but those who are in the trenches of computer programming know just how invaluable it is. Without machine learning, fraud detection, web search results, real-time ads on web pages, credit scoring, automation, and email spam filtering wouldn’t be possible, and this is only showcasing just a few of its capabilities. Written by two data science experts, Machine Learning For Dummies offers a much-needed entry point for anyone looking to use machine learning to accomplish practical tasks. In the initial chapters, the book introduces you to the world of machine learning, artificial intelligence, big data, and will prepare you to use R and Python for machine learning tasks. Next, you’ll learn how to use math in machine learning and get started with linear models and neural networks. In the final chapters, you’ll process images and text, and discover packages and techniques to improve your machine learning models. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to understand and implement machine learning seamlessly.
Table of Contents (34 chapters)
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Part 1: Introducing How Machines Learn
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Part 2: Preparing Your Learning Tools
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Part 3: Getting Started with the Math Basics
17
Part 4: Learning from Smart and Big Data
24
Part 5: Applying Learning to Real Problems
28
Part 6: The Part of Tens
31
About the Author
32
Advertisement Page
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Connect with Dummies
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End User License Agreement

Installing Python on Linux

You use the command line to install Anaconda on Linux — there is no graphical installation option. Before you can perform the install, you must download a copy of the Linux software from the Continuum Analytics site. You can find the required download information in the “Getting Continuum Analytics Anaconda” section, earlier in this chapter. The following procedure should work fine on any Linux system, whether you use the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Anaconda:

  1. Open a copy of Terminal.

    The Terminal window appears.

  2. Change directories to the downloaded copy of Anaconda on your system.

    The name of this file varies, but normally it appears as Anaconda2-2.4.1-Linux-x86.sh for 32-bit systems and Anaconda2-2.4.1-Linux-x86_64.sh for 64-bit systems. The version number is embedded as part of the filename. In this case, the filename refers to version 2.4.1, which is the version used for this book. If you use some other version, you may experience...

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