Exploratory Data Analysis
In this domain the data is analysed so it can be understood and cleaned up. It comprises 24% of the exam marks. Domain 2 is Exploratory Data Analysis, there are three subdomains:
- 2.1 Sanitize and prepare data for modeling
- 2.2 Perform feature engineering
- 2.3 Analyze and visualize data for machine learning
Analysing and visualising the data (subdomain 2.3) overlaps with the other two sub-domains which use these techniques. The techniques include graphs, charts and matrices. Before data can be sanitized and prepared (subdomain 2.1) it has to be understood. This is done using statistics that focus on specific aspects of the data and graphs and charts that allow relationships and distributions to be seen. The data can then be cleaned using techniques to remove distortions and fill in gaps. Feature Engineering (subdomain 2.2) is about creating new features from existing ones to make the ML algorithms more powerful. Techniques are used to reduce the number of features and categorise the data.
When the data is understood and has been cleaned it is ready for the next stage, modeling.
- For description of the exam structure see this article: AWS Machine Learning exam syllabus.
- The AWS exam guide pdf can be downloaded from: https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-ml/AWS-Certified-Machine-Learning-Specialty_Exam-Guide.pdf
AWS Certified Machine Learning Study Guide: Specialty (MLS-C01) Exam
This study guide provides the domain-by-domain specific knowledge you need to build, train, tune, and deploy machine learning models with the AWS Cloud. The online resources that accompany this Study Guide include practice exams and assessments, electronic flashcards, and supplementary online resources. It is available in both paper and kindle version for immediate access. (Vist Amazon books)
Sample Exploratory Data Analysis questions
This test is five questions randomly taken from the questions in the tests of the three subdomains.
Study guides for exploratory data analysis
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