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Classify Data and Make Predictions: Ensemble Methods and Naive Bayes

Solve classification problems with several common and powerful approaches: Decision Trees, Ensemble Methods, and Naive Bayes Classifiers. Modal  - A better way to learn technical skills.
When
December 9, 2024 - January 19, 2025
Registration closes on November 27, 2024
Course Tuition
$1,950
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No Up-front Payment
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Who Is This For?

Data Professionals interested in building on their foundational supervised ML knowledge by learning new models for classifying data and making predictions.

Any prerequisites?

Machine Learning

• Knowledge of linear and logistic regression and basic principles of machine learning.

• Familiarity with supervised learning algorithms.

• Identifying regression vs. classification ML problems.

• Model evaluation methods including train/test split and statistics such as mean absolute error, accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score.

• The concept of overfitting and underfitting.

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Python

• Strong familiarity with Python, including data structures, loops, functions, code debugging, and reading error messages.

• Experience with data manipulation using the Pandas library.

What will I be able to do after this Course?

By the end of the course, you’ll know how to develop ML pipelines to implement Decision Trees, Ensemble Methods, and Naive Bayes Classifiers to solve classification and prediction problems, and reliably choose the right algorithm for the job.

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A Typical Week

Monday
Self Study
Kick-off new topic with self-study & online learning
  • Coaches support learners hitting roadblocks
  • Manager check-in to bring learning into company context
Tuesday
Wednesday
Labs
Learning material leads into practice environment & labs
  • Coaches support learners hitting roadblocks
  • Pair programming to bring learning into company context
  • Community allows students to help each other
Thursday
Live Event
Interactive live session hosted by Coaches
  • Community allows students to help each other
  • Community Groups host expert AMAs & guided community discussions
Friday
Projects
Work on a weekly project
  • Community allows students to help each other
  • Group projects
  • Coaches support learners hitting roadblocks
Saturday
sunday
Work at your own pace
Expert coaching and actionable feedback from Coaches
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    Course Schedule

    Live Sessions every
    Sprint 1: Naive Bayes Classifiers
    Learn how to implement a machine learning pipeline using a Naive Bayes model and understand the math behind it. You’ll then build Naive Bayes models to help an energy company predict wind turbine failure.
    Sprint 2: Decision Trees, Random Forests, and Ensemble Methods
    Build your conceptual knowledge of decision trees, random forests, and ensemble methods, and develop an ML pipeline to implement them. You’ll then use decision trees, random forests, and ensemble methods to improve your models to predict wind turbine failures.
    Sprint 3: Boosting
    Build your conceptual knowledge of boosting and learn how to implement boosted decision tree models to improve performance. You’ll apply your knowledge by improving your existing models, and then making recommendations and cost estimates for turbine maintenance.

    Why Modal?

    Projects & Practice
    Real world exercises contextualize learning in real-world context.
    On-Demand Coach Support
    You are never alone. Coaches are always present and can help you!
    Live Sessions
    Hear from guest speakers and expert instructors through engaging lectures.
    Technical Labs
    Technical Labs
    Hands-on labs allow you to play with new tools and concepts to build real skills.
    Modal Community
    Community of Peers
    You will be part of a learning community were support is abundant.
    Asynchronous Learning
    Asynchronous Learning
    Self-paced learning is scheduled for each learner, with a dashboard to help you keep on track.

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    “I love the quantity & quality of learning materials, the interactivity, the live sessions, the coaches, are invaluable. I can really feel the difference in the level of engagement that Modal has to every participant compared to an ordinary course."

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    - Veselina Stoyanova - Reporting Analyst, EMAG

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