Hands-on Data Analysis and Visualization with Pandas

Get familiar with various Supervised, Unsupervised and Reinforcement learning algorithms Key FeaturesUnderstand the types of Machine learning.Get familiar with different Feature extraction methods.Get an overview of how Neural Network Algorithms work.Learn how to implement Decision Trees and Random Forests.The book not only explains the Classification algorithms but also discusses the deviations/ mathematical modeling.DescriptionThis book covers important concepts and topics in Machine Learning. It begins with Data Cleansing and presents an overview of Feature Selection. It then talks about training and testing, cross-validation, and Feature Selection. The book covers algorithms and implementations of the most common Feature Selection Techniques. The book then focuses on Linear Regression and Gradient Descent. Some of the important Classification techniques such as K-nearest neighbors, logistic regression, Na ve Bayesian, and Linear Discriminant Analysis are covered in the book. It then gives an overview of Neural Networks and explains the biological background, the limitations of the perceptron, and the backpropagation model. The Support Vector Machines and Kernel methods are also included in the book. It then shows how to implement Decision Trees and Random Forests.Towards the end, the book gives a brief overview of Unsupervised Learning. Various Feature Extraction techniques, such as Fourier Transform, STFT, and Local Binary patterns, are covered. The book also discusses Principle Component Analysis and its implementation.What will you learnLearn how to prepare Data for Machine Learning.Learn how to implement learning algorithms from scratch.Use scikit-learn to implement algorithms.Who this book is forThe book is designed for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Computer Science students and for the professionals who intend to switch to the fascinating world of Machine Learning. This book requires basic know-how of programming fundamentals, Python, in particular.Table of Contents1. An introduction to Machine Learning2. The beginning: Pre-Processing and Feature Selection3. Regression4. Classification5. Neural Networks- I6. Neural Networks-II7. Support Vector machines8. Decision Trees9. Clustering10. Feature ExtractionAppendixA1. Cheat SheetsA2. Face DetectionA3.BiblographyAbout the AuthorHarsh Bhasin is an Applied Machine Learning researcher. Mr. Bhasin worked as Assistant Professor in Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, and taught as a guest faculty in various institutes including Delhi Technological University. Before that, he worked in C# Client-Side Development and Algorithm Development.He has authored a few books including Programming in C#, Oxford University Press; Algorithms, Oxford University Press; Python Basics, Mercury; Python for Beginners, New Age International.Mr. Bhasin has authored a few papers published in renowned journals including Soft Computing, Springer, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, AI and Society, etc. He is the reviewer of prominent journals and has been the editor of a few special issues. He has been a recipient of a distinguished fellowship.Outside work, he is deeply interested in Hindi Poetry, progressive era; Hindustani Classical Music, percussion instruments.Read more