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Hyperparameter Tuning with Python

By : Louis Owen
Book Image

Hyperparameter Tuning with Python

By: Louis Owen

Overview of this book

Hyperparameters are an important element in building useful machine learning models. This book curates numerous hyperparameter tuning methods for Python, one of the most popular coding languages for machine learning. Alongside in-depth explanations of how each method works, you will use a decision map that can help you identify the best tuning method for your requirements. You’ll start with an introduction to hyperparameter tuning and understand why it's important. Next, you'll learn the best methods for hyperparameter tuning for a variety of use cases and specific algorithm types. This book will not only cover the usual grid or random search but also other powerful underdog methods. Individual chapters are also dedicated to the three main groups of hyperparameter tuning methods: exhaustive search, heuristic search, Bayesian optimization, and multi-fidelity optimization. Later, you will learn about top frameworks like Scikit, Hyperopt, Optuna, NNI, and DEAP to implement hyperparameter tuning. Finally, you will cover hyperparameters of popular algorithms and best practices that will help you efficiently tune your hyperparameter. By the end of this book, you will have the skills you need to take full control over your machine learning models and get the best models for the best results.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Section 1:The Methods
8
Section 2:The Implementation
13
Section 3:Putting Things into Practice

Summary

In this chapter, we discussed how several popular algorithms work at a high level, explained their important hyperparameters and how they impact performance, and provided priority lists of the hyperparameters, sorted in descending order based on their impact on performance. At this point, you should be able to design your hyperparameter tuning experiments more effectively by focusing on the most important hyperparameters. You should also understand what impact each of the important hyperparameters has on the performance of the model.

In the next chapter, we’ll summarize the hyperparameter tuning methods we’ve discussed here into a simple decision map that can help you choose which method is the most suitable for your problem. Furthermore, we will cover several study cases that show how to utilize this decision map in practice.