1 day agoInterpreting Confusion MatrixesUsing standard metrics to interpret classification models in machine learning — Let’s say you’re running a classification experiment in machine learning and you have a trained model, but you want to understand how good that model actually is. While there are a lot of different metrics and tools available to evaluate the performance of a classification experiment, the first one I…Data Science8 min read
2 days agoConverting Pandas DataFrames to Azure DatasetsMigrate your Pandas DataFrames to Azure Machine Learning and back again — Before machine learning can be accomplished, data is frequently cleaned in Python using Pandas DataFrames to filter, clean, sort, and aggregate data into a more usable format. But if you, like me, prefer to use the Azure ML Python SDK to help augment your data science tasks, you’ll need to…Machine Learning3 min read
4 days agoConnecting to an Azure Workspace from the Python SDKUse the Azure ML Python SDK to connect to Azure Machine Learning Studio — In this article we’ll explore several ways of connecting to an Azure Machine Learning Studio Workspace from Python code using the Azure Machine Learning SDK for Python as well as some of the things you can do with that workspace after connecting. Note: this article assumes you have already installed…Azure4 min read
May 21Understanding Regression MetricsUsing regression metrics to evaluate machine learning models — Regression at a Glance In this article we’ll explore the common metrics you’ll see evaluating the performance of a trained machine learning model for a regression task. Regression experiments are one of the 3 core machine learning tasks and used for predicting a numerical label given a set of features and training data. An…Machine Learning10 min read
May 19Studying for the DP-100 Azure Data Scientist ExamMy study plan for becoming an Azure Data Scientist Associate — Last week I took and passed the DP-100 exam and am officially a Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate. This was my first attempt at the exam and I passed with a 934 out of 1000 with a minimum of 700 points needed to pass the exam. In this article…Azure9 min read
Apr 20Predicting Hockey Penalties with Azure Machine LearningUsing Regression Models and Automated Machine Learning to Predict High-Risk Games — This project is the results of a machine learning experiment that considers historical hockey games from 2001–2020 to build a regression model capable of predicting the number of penalty minutes that might be expected for a given NHL hockey game factoring in only the home team, the away team, and…Machine Learning13 min read
Published in Dev Genius·Apr 11What is Azure Synapse Analytics?A high-level overview of Azure’s enterprise-level data engineering solution — Recently I had the opportunity to spend some time studying Azure Synapse Analytics and I wanted to share a high-level summary of what I learned so you can determine if it is a good match for your data processing needs. This content is also available in video form on YouTube Introducing Synapse Analytics …Data Engineering8 min read
Apr 10The 3 Core Machine Learning TasksUnderstanding Classification, Regression, and Clustering in Machine Learning — Let’s talk about the 3 core machine learning tasks: Classification, Regression, and Clustering. These are the three tasks you’ll want to focus on when learning data science. This content is also available in video form on YouTube Not only are these 3 tasks very common things you’ll want to do…Data Science5 min read
Dec 20, 2021What can you do in ML.NET with C#?Exploring the different machine learning tasks in ML.NET — What is ML.NET? ML.NET is Microsoft’s open source cross-platform machine learning library for .NET applications that allows you to perform machine learning tasks using C#, F#, or any other .NET language. Additionally, ML.NET supports models built in other machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, ONNX, Infer.NET and others. For those who do not…C Sharp Programming7 min read
Dec 12, 2021Installing Anaconda for Python DevelopmentSetting up a Standardized Data Science Environment in Minutes — In this article I’ll introduce you to Anaconda and show you how get a standardized Python data science environment up and running on your machine in minutes. When I talk to people who are interested in getting started in data science in Python, my number one recommendation to them is…Data Science8 min read
