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Python Machine Learning Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Giuseppe Ciaburro, Prateek Joshi
Book Image

Python Machine Learning Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Giuseppe Ciaburro, Prateek Joshi

Overview of this book

This eagerly anticipated second edition of the popular Python Machine Learning Cookbook will enable you to adopt a fresh approach to dealing with real-world machine learning and deep learning tasks. With the help of over 100 recipes, you will learn to build powerful machine learning applications using modern libraries from the Python ecosystem. The book will also guide you on how to implement various machine learning algorithms for classification, clustering, and recommendation engines, using a recipe-based approach. With emphasis on practical solutions, dedicated sections in the book will help you to apply supervised and unsupervised learning techniques to real-world problems. Toward the concluding chapters, you will get to grips with recipes that teach you advanced techniques including reinforcement learning, deep neural networks, and automated machine learning. By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the skills you need to apply machine learning techniques and leverage the full capabilities of the Python ecosystem through real-world examples.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)

Convolutional neural networks with transfer learning

Transfer learning is a methodology based on machine learning that exploits the memorization of the knowledge that's acquired during the resolution of a problem and the application of the same to different (but related) problems. The need to use transfer learning takes place when there is a limited supply of training data. This could be due to the fact that data is rare or expensive to collect or label, or inaccessible. With the growing presence of large amounts of data, the transfer learning option has become more frequently used.

Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are essentially artificial neural networks (ANNs). In fact, just like the latter, CNNs are made up of neurons that are connected to one another by weighted branches (weight); the training parameters of the networks are once again the weight and the bias. In...