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Predictive analytics: Data Mining, Machine Learning, and Data Science for Practitioners
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17 Interactive Lessons · 133 topics01 Introduction 2 topics +
- About This eBook
- Foreword
02 Introduction to Analytics 9 topics +
- What’s in a Name?
- Why the Sudden Popularity of Analytics and Data Science?
- The Application Areas of Analytics
- The Main Challenges of Analytics
- A Longitudinal View of Analytics
- A Simple Taxonomy for Analytics
- The Cutting Edge of Analytics: IBM Watson
- Summary
- References
03 Introduction to Predictive Analytics and Data Mining 8 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- What Is Data Mining?
- What Data Mining Is Not
- The Most Common Data Mining Applications
- What Kinds of Patterns Can Data Mining Discover?
- Popular Data Mining Tools
- The Dark Side of Data Mining: Privacy Concerns
- Summary
- References
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
04 Standardized Processes for Predictive Analytics 8 topics +
- The Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) Process
- Cross-Industry Standard Process for Data Mining (CRISP-DM)
- SEMMA
- SEMMA Versus CRISP-DM
- Six Sigma for Data Mining
- Which Methodology Is Best?
- Summary
- References
05 Data and Methods for Predictive Analytics 13 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- The Nature of Data in Data Analytics
- Preprocessing of Data for Analytics
- Data Mining Methods
- Prediction
- Classification
- Decision Trees
- Cluster Analysis for Data Mining
- k-Means Clustering Algorithm
- Association
- Apriori Algorithm
- Data Mining and Predictive Analytics Misconceptions and Realities
- Summary
- References
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
06 Algorithms for Predictive Analytics 10 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Naive Bayes
- Nearest Neighbor
- Similarity Measure: The Distance Metric
- Artificial Neural Networks
- Support Vector Machines
- Linear Regression
- Logistic Regression
- Time-Series Forecasting
- Summary
- References
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
07 Advanced Topics in Predictive Modeling 6 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Model Ensembles
- Bias–Variance Trade-off in Predictive Analytics
- Imbalanced Data Problems in Predictive Analytics
- Explainability of Machine Learning Models for Predictive Analytics
- Summary
- References
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
08 Text Analytics, Topic Modeling, and Sentiment Analysis 8 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Natural Language Processing
- Text Mining Applications
- The Text Mining Process
- Text Mining Tools
- Topic Modeling
- Sentiment Analysis
- Summary
- References
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
09 Big Data for Predictive Analytics 10 topics +
- Where Does Big Data Come From?
- The Vs That Define Big Data
- Fundamental Concepts of Big Data
- The Business Problems That Big Data Analytics Addresses
- Big Data Technologies
- Data Scientists
- Big Data and Stream Analytics
- Data Stream Mining
- Summary
- References
10 Deep Learning and Cognitive Computing 10 topics +
- Introduction to Deep Learning
- Basics of “Shallow” Neural Networks
- Elements of an Artificial Neural Network
- Deep Neural Networks
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Recurrent Networks and Long Short-Term Memory Networks
- Computer Frameworks for Implementation of Deep Learning
- Cognitive Computing
- Summary
- References
11 Appendix A: KNIME and the Landscape of Tools for Business Analytics and Data Science 8 topics +
- Project Constraints: Time and Money
- The Learning Curve
- The KNIME Community
- Correctness and Flexibility
- Extensive Coverage of Data Science Techniques
- Data Science in the Enterprise
- Summary and Conclusions
- Acknowledgment
12 Appendix B: Videos 9 topics +
- Introduction to Predictive Analytics
- Introduction to Predictive Analytics and Data Mining
- The Data Mining Process
- Data and Methods in Data Mining
- Data Mining Algorithms
- Text Analytics and Text Mining
- Big Data Analytics
- Predictive Analytics Best Practices
- Summary
13 Introduction to Notebooks 5 topics +
- Running Python Statements
- Jupyter Notebooks
- Google Colab
- Summary
- Questions
14 Fundamentals of Python 5 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Basic Types in Python
- Performing Basic Math Operations
- Using Classes and Objects with Dot Notation
- Summary
- Questions
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
15 Functions 6 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Defining Functions
- Scope in Functions
- Decorators
- Anonymous Functions
- Summary
- Questions
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16 NumPy 11 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Installing and Importing NumPy
- Creating Arrays
- Indexing and Slicing
- Element-by-Element Operations
- Filtering Values
- Views Versus Copies
- Some Array Methods
- Broadcasting
- NumPy Math
- Summary
- Questions
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
17 Machine Learning Libraries 5 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Popular Machine Learning Libraries
- How Machine Learning Works
- Learning More About Scikit-learn
- Summary
- Questions
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
Hands-On Labs Our edge
18 LiveLabs- Creating a Decision Tree in Python
- Creating a Decision Tree in KNIME
- Running k-Means Clustering Algorithm in KNIME
- Using the k-Nearest Neighbor Algorithm
- Using ANN and SVM for Prediction Type Analytics Problems
- Implementing Linear Regression in Python
- Implementing Linear Regression Model in KNIME
- Showcasing Better Practices With a Customer Churn Analysis
- Performing Topic Modeling
- Performing Sentiment Analysis
- Computing Leaves of an Employee
- Calculating Expenses Using Multiple Statements
- Accessing Library Data
- Using the lambda Function
- Visualizing Data Using the reshape Method
- Computing Mathematical Data
- Performing Matrix Operations on NumPy Data
- Modifying Data Using Transformation
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