Classification

Identifying which category an object belongs to.

Applications: Spam detection, image recognition.
Algorithms: SVM, nearest neighbors, random forest, and more...

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Regression

Predicting a continuous-valued attribute associated with an object.

Applications: Drug response, Stock prices.
Algorithms: SVR, nearest neighbors, random forest, and more...

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Clustering

Automatic grouping of similar objects into sets.

Applications: Customer segmentation, Grouping experiment outcomes
Algorithms: k-Means, spectral clustering, mean-shift, and more...

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Dimensionality reduction

Reducing the number of random variables to consider.

Applications: Visualization, Increased efficiency
Algorithms: PCA, feature selection, non-negative matrix factorization, and more...

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Model selection

Comparing, validating and choosing parameters and models.

Applications: Improved accuracy via parameter tuning
Algorithms: grid search, cross validation, metrics, and more...

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Preprocessing

Feature extraction and normalization.

Applications: Transforming input data such as text for use with machine learning algorithms.
Algorithms: preprocessing, feature extraction, and more...

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