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Building a Foundational Predictive Model

In this lab, you will learn how to build and evaluate a machine learning model to predict CI/CD pipeline failures using Python and scikit-learn. You'll prepare pipeline log data, train a classification model, and assess its performance using industry-standard metrics.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Nov 25, 2025
Duration
1h 30m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Set up a machine learning development environment and conduct basic data preparation

    You will first learn how to configure a Python ML environment, prepare pipeline data, and engineer features for model training.

  2. Challenge

    Train and evaluate a simple classification model

    Next, you will build a logistic regression classifier, interpret performance metrics using confusion matrices, and understand model limitations.

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