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How would you recommend learning ML? I've been interested but don't know where to start.
by an_account 10y ago
How would you recommend learning ML? I've been interested but don't know where to start.
- kevinwang 10y agoDepending on your situation, this advice may be useless, but I'd say for me personally, taking an intro to machine learning class at my university is a wonderful and easy way to learn about the basics. So I'd recommend taking a university class in-person, or online.
- Scea91 10y agoThis is the best answer. In the end nothing is better than a degree in the field.
- adamnemecek 10y agoI put together a list of resources I found useful: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12900448 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12900448
- blahi 10y agoNot who you asked, but: Statistics in Plan English. Regression Analysis by Gilman Elements of Statistical Learning. You need to throw some matrix algebra and calc 1 & 2 somewhere in between. Certainly before ESL. It would also require You can't simply read the books and go through the examples. You will be stuck at a concept at many occasions and you will battle it out until after much googling and reading additional papers, you finally get. After those 3 books, you've got the basics.
- redtexture 10y agoFuller title on "Regression Analysis by Gilman"? I cannot find such a title author combination online. Perhaps?: "Data Analysis Using Regression and Multilevel/Hierarchical Models" by Andrew Gelman & Jennifer Hill
- blahi 10y agoHuh, I typo-ed his name and fudged the name in my head. Sorry about that. That's the book.