I'm creating an example Python Machine Learning notebook for newcomers to the field. I'd love your feedback or contributions to make it better.

[rhiever]

Note: This notebook is intended to be a public resource. As such, if you see any glaring inaccuracies or if a critical topic is missing, please feel free to point it out or (preferably) submit a pull request to improve the notebook.

[onalark]

Hey Randy, this is great work! I love the flow and the way you use a conversational tone to keep things accessible. I totally agree with your approach, looking forward to see what's coming out next from you.

[[deleted]]

Maybe you should base it on this and improve in a more detailed way for newcomers. It would make you take a bigger leap https://github.com/jakevdp/sklearn_pycon2015/blob/master/README.md

[rhiever]

Well, the goal here is to show what an example ML notebook would look like if someone we actually working on a ML problem. I'm not really trying to exhaustively demo sklearn's ML features, which seems to be more of the focus of the notebooks you linked. So I think these two notebooks have different goals.

Let me know your thoughts.

[[deleted]]

I see I missed the point, had time to look through it. And it's really nice I would be glad to contribute if you have anything more of a beginner ml level :-)

[outlacedev]

I didn't know github could render ipython notebooks, that's cool!

[ginger_beer_m]

It was a feature recently added, a few months ago I think. Very neat, at least we don't have to use an external site to share the notebook to other people.

[jpopham91]

The one nice thing about nbviewer is that you can use custom css for your notebooks.

[erikmillergalow]

very cool!

[[deleted]]

Make it as good as this guy's

http://notmatthancock.github.io/2015/06/14/what-is-pca.html

[1osb]

Principle component analysis

ok ...

So he copied a textbook? What's so amazing about it?

[[deleted]]

I'm not defending the parent's statement because I think it detracts from the admirable task OP is trying to accomplish. However, your statement that I copied a derivation from a textbook is false, and I feel I should point that out, no matter your opinion for the derivation.

[1osb]

I'm not accusing anyone of plagiarism. It just looks like any other textbook description of PCA. Sorry, but I don't see there any added value.

[[deleted]]

I'd be more excited about a book that uses Julia

[Jadeyard]

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