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Introduction to Machine Learning Basics

This document introduces machine learning by defining it, describing its types including supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning, key terminology like datasets, features, labels and models, and applications in areas like image recognition, healthcare, finance and autonomous vehicles.

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Introduction to Machine Learning Basics

This document introduces machine learning by defining it, describing its types including supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning, key terminology like datasets, features, labels and models, and applications in areas like image recognition, healthcare, finance and autonomous vehicles.

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Page 1: Introduction to Machine Learning

1.1 What is Machine Learning?

• Definition: Machine Learning (ML) is a subset of artificial intelligence (AI) focused on


building systems that learn from data, identify patterns, and make decisions with minimal
human intervention.
• Types of ML:
o Supervised Learning: Training a model on labeled data (e.g., classification,
regression).
o Unsupervised Learning: Finding hidden patterns in unlabeled data (e.g.,
clustering, dimensionality reduction).
o Reinforcement Learning: Learning through rewards and punishments (e.g.,
game playing, robotics).

1.2 Key Terminologies

• Dataset: A collection of data used for training and testing models.


• Features: Individual measurable properties or characteristics of a phenomenon being
observed.
• Labels: The output variable which the model is trained to predict.
• Model: A mathematical representation of a real-world process.
• Training: The process of learning from data.
• Validation: The process of evaluating the model on unseen data during training.

1.3 Applications of ML

• Image and speech recognition


• Healthcare (predicting diseases, drug discovery)
• Finance (fraud detection, stock market prediction)
• Autonomous vehicles

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