This program offers learners the opportunity to gain expertise on the processes, patterns, and strategies needed for building effective learning systems. The program starts with an understanding of the fundamentals of Python and then introduces the essentials of machine learning with Python. The focus of this program is to offer Learners the skills required for understanding machine learning algorithms, models, and core machine learning concepts, evaluating classifiers and regressors, connections, extensions, and further directions. The study guide is equipped with learning resources to broaden your toolbox and explore some of the field’s most sophisticated and exciting techniques. Program Objectives Skills-Based Labs and Activities This program covers the following key areas and topics: Getting started with Python Working with the Python Interactive Shell and Writing and Running Simple Scripts Data Types Control Statements Functions Lists and Tuples Dictionaries and Sets Object-Oriented Programming Modules, Packages, and File Operations Error Handling PCAP Exam Objectives PCEP Exam Objectives An In-Depth Look at Machine Learning and the Technical Background Predicting Categories: Getting Started with Classification Predicting Numerical Values: Getting Started with Regression Evaluating and Comparing Learners Evaluating Classifiers Evaluating Regressors More Classification Methods More Regression Methods Manual Feature Engineering: Manipulating Data for Fun and Profit Tuning Hyperparameters and Pipelines Combining Learners Models that Engineer Features for Us Feature Engineering for Domains: Domain-Specific Learning Connections, Extensions, and Further Directions As part of this program, Learners will complete the following hands-on labs and activities: Using the print Method Displaying a Statement Multiple Times Using Variable Assignment, Using Variables and Assigning Statements Displaying the Multiplication Table Using Arithmetic Operators Performing String Slicing Tasks Working with Strings and Manipulating Strings Using the strip Method Working with Lists Using Boolean Operators Working with the if Statement and while Statement Using the for Loop and the range Function Using Nested Loops Working with Function Arguments Using Lambda Functions Using List Methods and Tuple Methods Arranging and Presenting Data Using Dictionaries Combining Dictionaries Creating Intersections of Elements in a Collection Defining Methods in a Class Creating Class Attributes, Class Methods and Using Information Hiding Overriding Methods Practicing Multiple Inheritance Using Resources in a Module Identifying Error Scenarios Handling Errors Creating the Custom Exception Class Plotting a Probability Distribution Graph Using the zip Function Calculating the Sum of Squares Plotting a Line Graph Plotting a 3D Graph Plotting a Polynomial Graph Using the numpy.dot() Method Defining an Outlier Calculating the Median Value Estimating the Multiple Regression Equation Constructing a Swarm Plot Using the describe() Method Viewing Variance Creating a Confusion Matrix Creating an ROC Curve Recreating an ROC Curve Creating a Trendline Graph Viewing the Standard Deviation Constructing a Scatterplot Evaluating the Prediction Error Rates Evaluating a Logistic Model Creating a Covariance Matrix Using the load_digits() Function Illustrating a Less Consistent Relationship Illustrating a Piecewise Constant Regression Manipulating the Target Manipulating the Input Space Displaying a Correlation Matrix Creating a Nonlinear Model Performing a Principal Component Analysis Using the Manifold Method Encoding Text Building an Estimated Simple Linear Regression Equation Job and Externship Placement Services Regardless if you elect to pursue national certification or not, if you enroll and successfully complete this program, assuming you pass a background check and drug screen, you will have guaranteed access to our Ready to Work (RTW) Job and Externship Placement services. All students who successfully complete this program (and pass a background check and drug screen) will have access to the RTW Externship or Job placement services at no additional cost.
