Learn Machine Learning
Learn the basics of machine learning to train your own models.
Includes Machine Learning, Data Science, Python 3, Machine Learning Models, Scikit-learn, Regression, and more.
Skill level
BeginnerTime to complete
4 weeksCertificate of completion
YesPrerequisites
3 coursesWe suggest you complete the following courses before you get started with Learn Machine Learning:- Getting Started with Python for Data Science
- Python for Data Science: Working with Data
- Learn Linear Algebra
About this skill path
Machine Learning impacts nearly everything we do, from shopping to healthcare. Whether you want to understand how ML algorithms work in the world around us or train your own models, this Skill Path will get you there. You will learn industry-standard algorithms and libraries while completing real-world projects to practice your skills. Let’s dive into the exciting tools reshaping our world.
Skills you'll gain
- Prepare data with feature engineering
- Train supervised and unsupervised models
- Evaluate model performance
Syllabus
7 units • 12 lessons • 9 projects • 10 quizzes- 1
Welcome!
Welcome to the Machine Learning Fundamentals Skill Path!
- 2
Introduction to Machine learning
Learn what machine learning is!
- 3
Feature Engineering I: Data Transformations
Learn about feature engineering, data transformations and how to prepare your data before fitting machine learning models!
- 4
Supervised Learning I : Regressors, Classifiers and Trees
Learn about Supervised Learning algorithms like Linear and Logistic Regression, KNN, and Decision Trees
- 5
Feature Engineering II : Feature Selection Methods
Learn about feature selection methods in feature engineering.
- 6
Unsupervised Learning Algorithms I
Learn about Unsupervised Learning algorithms, their implementation and where they’re used.
- 7
Machine Learning Fundamentals: Final Portfolio
Show off your knowledge of ML fundamentals by developing your final portfolio project on a topic of your choice.
Hands-on learning
Don't just watch or read about someone else coding — write your own code live in our online, interactive platform. You'll even get AI-driven recommendations on what you need to review to help keep you on track.
Projects in this skill path
- Project
Transforming Data into Features
Perform data transformations on a clothing company customer review dataset! - Project
Honey Production
Fit a line to data about the honeybee population decline in the United States. - Project
Tennis Ace
You will create a linear regression model that predicts the outcome for a tennis player based on their playing habits. By analyzing and modeling The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) data, you will determine what it takes to be one of the best tennis players in the world.
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