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Data Science Algorithms in a Week

You're reading from   Data Science Algorithms in a Week Top 7 algorithms for scientific computing, data analysis, and machine learning

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789806076
Length 214 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Preface 1. Classification Using K-Nearest Neighbors 2. Naive Bayes FREE CHAPTER 3. Decision Trees 4. Random Forests 5. Clustering into K Clusters 6. Regression 7. Time Series Analysis 8. Python Reference 9. Statistics 10. Glossary of Algorithms and Methods in Data Science
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Summary

In this chapter, we learned about Naive Bayes and how it can be applied in different ways for different purposes.

Bayes' theorem states the following:

Here, P(A|B) is the conditional probability of A being true, given that B is true. It is used to update the value of the probability that A is true given the new observations about other probabilistic events. This theorem can be extended to a statement with multiple random variables:

The random variables B1,...,Bn have to be conditionally independent given A. The random variables can be discrete or continuous and follow a probability distribution, for example, normal (Gaussian) distribution.

We also studied the discrete random variable. We learned that it is best to ensure that you have a data item for each value of a discrete random variable given any...

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Data Science Algorithms in a Week - Second Edition
Published in: Oct 2018
Publisher: Packt
ISBN-13: 9781789806076
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