Description:

*** This is a 2 day workshop, please register if you can attend both days Thursday January 16th and Thursday, January 23rd.

Do you want to build machine learning or predictive models in Python? Come learn about Python's Scikit-learn package at this two-day workshop.  

Day 1 will cover:

The steps in a standard Scikit-learn workflow
Preprocessing data and splitting data into training and test datasets
Running a predictive classifier model using one variable
How to evaluate and compare models
Day 2 will cover:

Running a predictive regression model with one variable
Running multivariate models
Feature selection for model improvement
Techniques for visualizing your findings
Prerequisites: Familiarity with Python and Jupyter Notebooks; familiarity with machine learning models and processes. 

FAQs
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