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The Data Science Workshop

By : Anthony So, Thomas V. Joseph, Robert Thas John, Andrew Worsley, Dr. Samuel Asare
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The Data Science Workshop

By: Anthony So, Thomas V. Joseph, Robert Thas John, Andrew Worsley, Dr. Samuel Asare

Overview of this book

You already know you want to learn data science, and a smarter way to learn data science is to learn by doing. The Data Science Workshop focuses on building up your practical skills so that you can understand how to develop simple machine learning models in Python or even build an advanced model for detecting potential bank frauds with effective modern data science. You'll learn from real examples that lead to real results. Throughout The Data Science Workshop, you'll take an engaging step-by-step approach to understanding data science. You won't have to sit through any unnecessary theory. If you're short on time you can jump into a single exercise each day or spend an entire weekend training a model using sci-kit learn. It's your choice. Learning on your terms, you'll build up and reinforce key skills in a way that feels rewarding. Every physical print copy of The Data Science Workshop unlocks access to the interactive edition. With videos detailing all exercises and activities, you'll always have a guided solution. You can also benchmark yourself against assessments, track progress, and receive content updates. You'll even earn a secure credential that you can share and verify online upon completion. It's a premium learning experience that's included with your printed copy. To redeem, follow the instructions located at the start of your data science book. Fast-paced and direct, The Data Science Workshop is the ideal companion for data science beginners. You'll learn about machine learning algorithms like a data scientist, learning along the way. This process means that you'll find that your new skills stick, embedded as best practice. A solid foundation for the years ahead.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)

Ensemble Learning

Ensemble learning, as the name denotes, is a method that combines several machine learning models to generate a superior model, thereby decreasing variability/variance and bias, and boosting performance.

Before we explore what ensemble learning is, let's look at the concepts of bias and variance with the help of the classical bias-variance quadrant, as shown here:

Figure 15.1: Bias-variance quadrant

Variance

Variance is the measure of how spread out data is. In the context of machine learning, models with high variance imply that the predictions generated on the same test set will differ considerably when different training sets are used to fit the model. The underlying reason for high variability could be attributed to the model being attuned to specific nuances of training data rather than generalizing the relationship between input and output. Ideally, we want every machine learning model to have low variance.

Bias

Bias...