University of Colorado Boulder

Regression and Classification

This course is part of Statistical Learning for Data Science Specialization

Taught in English

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James Bird

Instructor: James Bird

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Intermediate level

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34 hours (approximately)
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What you'll learn

  • Express why Statistical Learning is important and how it can be used.

  • Identify the strengths, weaknesses and caveats of different models and choose the most appropriate model for a given statistical problem.

  • Determine what type of data and problems require supervised vs. unsupervised techniques.

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

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34 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
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Progress towards a degree

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There are 6 modules in this course

Introduction to overarching and foundational concepts in Statistical Learning.

What's included

9 videos2 readings1 discussion prompt

Exploration into assessing models in different situations. How do we define a "best" model for given data?

What's included

6 videos2 programming assignments1 discussion prompt

Introduction to Simple Linear Regression, such as when and how to use it.

What's included

5 videos1 discussion prompt

A deep dive into multiple linear regression, a strong and extremely popular technique for a continuous target.

What's included

6 videos3 programming assignments

What's included

7 videos1 discussion prompt

What's included

8 videos5 programming assignments

Instructor

James Bird
University of Colorado Boulder
3 Courses10,276 learners

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