Last Updated on January 6, 2017 There are key concepts in machine learning that lay the foundation for understanding the field. In this post, you will learn the nomenclature (standard terms) that is used when describing data and datasets. You will also learn the concepts and terms used to describe learning and modeling from data that will provide a valuable intuition for your journey through the field of machine learning. Data Machine learning methods learn from examples. It is important […]

Last Updated on June 7, 2016 The first step in any project is defining your problem. You can use the most powerful and shiniest algorithms available, but the results will be meaningless if you are solving the wrong problem. In this post you will learn the process for thinking deeply about your problem before you get started. This is unarguably the most important aspect of applying machine learning. What is the problem?Photo attributed to Eleaf, some rights reserved Problem Definition […]

Last Updated on August 16, 2020 Once you have defined your problem and prepared your data you need to apply machine learning algorithms to the data in order to solve your problem. You can spend a lot of time choosing, running and tuning algorithms. You want to make sure you are using your time effectively to get closer to your goal. In this post you will step through a process to rapidly test algorithms and discover whether or not there […]

Last Updated on August 16, 2020 Having one or two algorithms that perform reasonably well on a problem is a good start, but sometimes you may be incentivised to get the best result you can given the time and resources you have available. In this post, you will review methods you can use to squeeze out extra performance and improve the results you are getting from machine learning algorithms. When tuning algorithms you must have a high confidence in the […]

Last Updated on June 7, 2016 Once you have found and tuned a viable model of your problem it is time to make use of that model. You may need to revisit your why and remind yourself what form you need a solution for the problem you are solving. The problem is not addressed until you do something with the results. In this post you will learn tactics for presenting your results in answer to a question and considerations when […]

Last Updated on August 16, 2020 I am very interested in processes. I want to know good ways to do things, even the best way to do things if possible. Even if you don’t have skill or deep understanding, process can get you a long way. It can lead the way and skill and deep understanding can follow. At least, I have used this to drive much of my work. I think it’s useful to study data mining as it […]

Last Updated on August 16, 2020 It is good practice to have reproducible outcomes in software projects. It might even be standard practice by now, I hope it is. You can take any developer off the street and they should be able to follow your process to check out the code base from revision control and make a build of the software ready to use. Even better if you have a procedure for setting up an environment and for releasing […]