Data Stories: Understanding Machine Learning
        
        Use these visual introductions to learn basic concepts and algorithms for machine learning.
        
			- By Lindsay Stares
 - July 19, 2017
 
		
         
An Introduction to Machine Learning
 
Are you still trying to understand how machine learning works? This interactive visual introduction explains the basic concepts in a way that’s accessible for everyone.
 
Which Algorithm Do You Need?
 
This infographic and blog post from Dataiku explains the most common predictive algorithms you’ll need to expand your machine learning skills. 
 
Working with Real (Uneven) Data
 
Once you start working with real data sets, you’ll find that they aren’t as balanced and clean as most sample data. Silicon Valley Data Science discusses the challenges of unbalanced data and methods for working with it in this blog post.
 
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
        
        
                
                    About the Author
                    
                
                    
                    
Lindsay Stares is a production editor at TDWI.  You can contact her here.