When people talk about Machine Learning they are mostly thinking about Modeling. Modeling is selecting and testing the algorithms to process data to find the information of value.
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This domain comprises 36% of the exam marks and has five subdomains:
- 3.1 Frame the business problem
- Problem Framing for Machine Learning (5 questions)
- Supervised Learning for Machine Learning (5 questions)
- Unsupervised Learning for Machine Learning (5 questions)
- 3.2 Select the appropriate models
- How to select a model for a given machine learning problem (10 questions)
- 3.3 Train the models
- Training Machine Learning models (10 questions)
- 3.4 Tune the models
- Model tuning (10 questions)
- 3.5 Evaluate the models
- How to evaluate Machine Learning models (10 questions)
Problem Framing (subdomain 3.1) is a method used to understand, define and prioritize business problems. This will determine if all the work that is to be done subsequently is perceived to be of use and provides business value. Framing identifies what will be observed and what will be predicted and the metrics that need to be optimised to monitor performance. The Framing will lead to selecting the type of Machine Learning approach to use which will involve Supervised Learning or Unsupervised Learning.
For Supervised Learning you need labeled training data. In Supervised Learning we provide data that has already been identified and therefore labeled, as being what we are looking for. Unsupervised Learning is used to infer patterns in unlabeled datasets. The algorithms can detect hidden patterns and data groupings in data without help from humans through labeling. Unsupervised learning is ideal for exploring raw and unknown data.
Many models (subdomain 3.2) are available through AWS Machine Learning services. Each model has its own use cases and requirements. Once the model has been chosen an iterative process of training, tuning and evaluation is undertaken.
Model training (subdomain 3.3) is the process of providing a model with data to learn from. During model training the data is split into three parts. Most (70% to 80%) is used as training data with the remainder used for validation and testing.
Model tuning (subdomain 3.4) is also known as hyperparameter optimization. Hyperparameters are SageMaker settings that do not change during training. They can be tuned manually, using search methods and automatically by using SageMaker guided search. Model tuning also includes additional feature engineering and experimenting with new algorithms.
Model evaluation (subdomain 3.5) is used to find out how well a model will do in predicting the desired outcome. This is done using metrics to measure the performance of the Model. Metrics measure accuracy, precision and other features of the Model by comparing the results from the model with the known contents of the training data.
Your model is now ready to be used with real data. But before it can be let loose on your corporate data it has to be deployed into the production environment.
- For description of the exam structure see this articles: 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)
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Latent Dirichlet Allocation Algorithm
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Image Classification Algorithm
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IP Insights Algorithm
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Problem Framing for Machine Learning
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SageMaker unsupervised algorithms
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Training Machine Learning models
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Unsupervised Learning for Machine Learning
What is Unsupervised Learning? Unsupervised learning is the machine learning task of inferring a function to describe hidden structure from unlabeled data. Unsupervised Learning is used to infer patterns in unlabeled datasets. The algorithms can detect hidden patterns and data groupings in data without help from humans through labeling. Unsupervised learning is ideal for exploring…
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XGBoost Algorithm
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K-Nearest Neighbors Algorithm
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K-Means Algorithm
The K-Means Algorithm is an Unsupervised Learning algorithm used to find clusters. The clusters are formed by grouping data points that are as similar as possible to each other and different from other data points. The distance between data points are calculated and averaged to form groups. K-Means is used for market segmentation, computer vision,…
How to evaluate Machine Learning models
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Factorization Machines Algorithm
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35 Q & A for SageMaker built-in algorithms
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Linear Learner Algorithm
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CV Library
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Model tuning
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Neural Topic Model Algorithm
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DeepAR Forecasting Algorithm
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Principal Component Analysis Algorithm
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Object2Vec Algorithm
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Semantic Segmentation Algorithm
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Random Cut Forest Algorithm
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