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Don't aimlessly learn math. Even if its from a statistics or machine learning book. Choose a well regarded model and then study all math that it takes to unders
by logicslave 6y ago
Don't aimlessly learn math. Even if its from a statistics or machine learning book. Choose a well regarded model and then study all math that it takes to understand and use the model well. Learn nothing outside of this. Rinse and repeat.
- marapuru 6y agoI'm currently in a data science traineeship and got this exact advice from my teachers. We had to go through the following article two, three, four times and recreate it ourselves and then explain all the principles to our fellow students. This helped me a lot in understanding the math behind it. https://towardsdatascience.com/netflix-and-chill-building-a-recommendation-system-in-excel-c69b33c914f4?gi=97d42649c468 https://towardsdatascience.com/netflix-and-chill-building-a-... PS. I'm a sucker when it comes to math. When I got the infamous math questions with metaphorical elephants on weight scales I couldn't stop but wonder why the elephant was on the scale.