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Building Features from Nominal and Numeric Data in Microsoft Azure

by Mike West

Applying statistical techniques to your data within Azure Machine Learning Service will often boost model performance. This course will teach you the basics of data cleansing, including basic syntax and functions.

What you'll learn

At the core of applied machine learning is data. In this course, Building Features from Nominal and Numeric Data in Microsoft Azure, you will learn how to cleanse data within the confines of Azure Machine Learning Service. First, you will discover the sundry options you have within Azure Machine Learning Service for building your models end to end. Next, you will explore the importance of applying statistical techniques to your data to improve model performance. Finally, you will learn how to apply various data cleansing techniques to your data for enhancing real-world performance. When you are finished with this course, you will have a foundational knowledge of Azure Machine Learning Service and a solid understating of how to apply statistical techniques to your data that will help you as you move forward to becoming a machine learning engineer.

About the author

Mike has Bachelor of Science degrees in Business and Psychology. He started his career as a middle school psychologist prior to moving into the information technology space. His love of computers resulted in him spending many additional hours working on computers while studying for his master's degree in Statistics. His current areas of interests include Machine Learning, Data Engineering and SQL Server. When not working, Mike enjoys spending time with his family and traveling.

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