1. The Complete Machine Learning Process Explained | Data Preprocessing in Machine learning

1. The Complete Machine Learning Process Explained | Data Preprocessing in Machine learning

Machine Learning Process Overview

Introduction to Machine Learning Steps

  • The machine learning process consists of three main steps: data pre-processing, modeling, and evaluation.
  • Each step is crucial for building effective machine learning models that serve their intended purpose.

Data Pre-Processing

Importance of Data Pre-Processing

  • Data pre-processing prepares raw data by cleaning and organizing it, making it suitable for model training.
  • Real-world data often contains inconsistencies, noise, incomplete information, and missing values that need addressing.

Consequences of Poor Data Quality

  • Applying algorithms on noisy or corrupted data can lead to ineffective pattern recognition and false predictions.
  • The quality of decisions made from the model heavily relies on the quality of the input data; poor quality leads to a "garbage in, garbage out" scenario.

Stages of Data Pre-Processing

Key Stages Explained

  1. Data Cleaning: Involves filling missing values, smoothing noisy data, resolving inconsistencies, and removing outliers. Techniques include ignoring tuples with many missing values or using regression methods for imputation.
  1. Data Integration: Merges data from multiple sources into a larger dataset (e.g., integrating medical images for analysis). This is essential for real-world applications like detecting nodules in CT scans.
  1. Data Transformation: Converts cleaned data into alternate forms through techniques such as:
  • Smoothing to remove noise and highlight important features.
  • Generalization to convert granular data into higher-level information.
  • Normalization to scale numerical attributes within a specified range.
  • Attribute construction/selection to create new properties from existing ones (e.g., categorizing age).
  1. Data Reduction: Simplifies datasets while retaining essential information; this includes aggregation (summarizing data) and discretization (converting continuous values into intervals).

Data Reduction Techniques in Data Warehousing

Overview of Data Reduction

  • The size of data sets in a data warehouse can be excessively large, making it challenging to handle. A potential solution is to obtain a reduced representation that maintains the quality of analytical results while being smaller in volume.

Dimensionality Reduction

  • Dimensionality reduction techniques, such as feature extraction, aim to reduce the number of redundant features considered in machine learning algorithms. This involves reducing the dimensionality of a dataset, which refers to its attributes or individual features.

Methods for Data Reduction

  • Various methods for data reduction include:
  • Numerosity Reduction: Representing data as models (e.g., regression models) instead of storing large datasets.
  • Data Cube Aggregation: Summarizing gathered data into a more manageable form.
  • Data Compression: Utilizing encoding technologies to significantly reduce data size; this can be either lossy or lossless.

Lossy vs. Lossless Compression

  • Lossless Compression: Original data can be reconstructed perfectly after compression.
  • Lossy Compression: Original data cannot be fully recovered post-compression.

Discretization Techniques

  • Discretization transforms continuous attributes into categorical intervals, improving interpretability and correlation with target variables. For example, age can be categorized into bins like "below 18 years," "18 to 44 years," "44 to 60 years," and "above 60 years."

Conclusion and Next Steps

  • The introduction covers essential stages of data pre-processing. Future discussions will focus on why and how to split the data effectively.
Video description

#MachineLearning #DataScience #ArtificialIntelligence #MLProcess #MachineLearningAlgorithms #DataAnalysis #codersarts This video takes a dive into the steps of the machine learning process i.e., what we do in each step and look at the introduction of the first step (Data pre-processing). Timestamps for important topics: 00:00:00 Getting Started – Machine Learning Process 00:00:26 Stages of Machine Learning Process 00:01:13 Data pre-processing 00:01:31 Why do we need to pre-process the data? 00:02:41 Four steps in data pre-processing 00:02:57 Step 1 in data preprocessing – Data cleaning 00:05:05 Step 2 in data preprocessing – Data integration 00:05:42 Step 3 in data preprocessing – Data transformation 00:08:26 Step 4 in data preprocessing – Data reduction 00:11:02 What we’ll learn in the coming videos. Machine Learning Assignment Help Service =================================== Machine Learning : https://www.codersarts.com/machine-learning-assignment-help Deep Learning : https://www.codersarts.com/deep-learning-assignment-help NLP: https://www.codersarts.com/nlp-assignment-help Data Visualization : https://www.codersarts.com/data-visualization-assignment-help Computer Vision : https://www.codersarts.com/computer-vision-assignment-help Face Recognition : https://www.codersarts.com/face-recognition-project-help Python: https://www.codersarts.com/python-assignment-help Big Data Assignment Help : https://www.codersarts.com/big-data-assignment-help Django : https://www.codersarts.com/django-assignment-help Data Science & ML Tutorial : ======================= Python for Data Science and Machine learning : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mui5UmcjSKw&list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l2_OxI0p9Xj-B1K1uvuGWJ8 Pandas Tutorial In Python : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcgCcu2BSUo&list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l2KqVqdIqqbcuzqC4xzXXxZ Scikit-Learn Tutorial : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwNLCyCyS-M&list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l1fhKwMVMLtCaug8jLLT0U_ Deep Learning Tutorial: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l0OksV_sKkVsjhIvJX7IGUl Matplotlib Tutorial : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdCABjiTiSM&list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l3Yxosq7hIPZU9wAf56eLRu OOPs Concepts in Python : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l3xnitjxf0s8TpE-UDxopu- PySpark Tutorial: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l1ZeiSCDTgX1QBc2IX24AZR Regression analysis Full Course: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l2VNxyb24daY-trjBFzqjdH Machine Learning, Deep Learning Project Series : ======================================== Credit Risk Prediction : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoEnFkZ-_44&list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l3LCo3YGlNT1bGmftRziRDT Bike Demand Analysis : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz1Cs7a_cwo&list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l0QPTELrKgHWlTUsk9kRKYr Wine Quality Prediction : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF9FHgbApuw&list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l0s4Aq11nu07OD5Qf3xBZm- Heart Attack Risk Prediction : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-87CcCPTdk&list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l0P5f6xva2HaeyBvRyfkBoZ Bank Customer Exit Prediction Deep Learning : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNviI59a4Ik&list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l2l1Mgduc7b9gB4APsdn0rN Cat Dog Classification Using CNN : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoL-jyHin1M&list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l3gsJl8xe1vmZxhp40LQJDh Brain Tumor Detection : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHYXcwJ9i-I&list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l1o43qy19MluTYFxLpDv82A Project ideas and Work Samples: =========================== Machine Learning Assignment Solution: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l0oLnxGxodsyW_h0O_zH9uv Machine Learning Project Samples: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg8h8Ej1e8l3X1OoAkznEcrZ-FaUsnX6Z Follow us on our Social Media Handles : ================================= Main Website: https://www.codersarts.com/ Codersarts Training: https://www.training.codersarts.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codersarts/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/codersarts2017 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1nrlkYcj3hI8XnQgz8aK_g LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/codersarts Medium: https://codersarts.medium.com Github: https://github.com/CodersArts Codersarts blog: https://www.codersarts.com/blog Codersarts Forum: https://www.codersarts.com/forum Twitter: https://twitter.com/CodersArts Hire Machine Learning Mentor https://www.codersarts.com/mentors/hire-machine-learning-mentor Codersarts Training https://www.training.codersarts.com/ Important links: ============= How we work: https://www.codersarts.com/how-we-work Contact us or Get help now: https://www.codersarts.com/contact Book 1-on-1 Session With Expert: https://www.codersarts.com/book-online