Machine learning is one of the most important and disruptive technologies today, in industries ranging from pharma, to insurance, to marketing. In this course, you will learn how to apply machine learning techniques to data using the R statistical language. You will learn the basics of the machine learning process, from acquiring and exploring data, to selecting and implementing machine learning models, to evaluating their performance. We will cover the most common machine learning problems (regression, classification, and clustering), and introduce you to popular algorithms for solving these problems such as regression, decision trees, and deep learning. We will cover applied examples such as medical diagnoses, hiring decisions, demand forecasting and marketing campaigns.
Each day will contain a series of short lectures and examples to introduce you to new topics. The bulk of each day will be dedicated to hands-on exercises to help you ‘learn by doing’. Dedicated time will be given for 1:1 feedback. All course materials, tutorials, examples, exercises, and solutions will be available online for you to view at any time during, and after the course.
Participants are requested to bring their own laptop with software installation rights. We will provide a limited number of spare laptops for those that cannot bring their own.
The course begins with a very brief introduction to the R language to prepare participants for the content of the course. Prior experience with R, or any other programming language, as well as an introductory course in statistics, is helpful but not strictly necessary.
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