Machine Learning Fundamentals
Students will understand the basic concepts of machine learning, including training data.
Key Questions
- Explain how a machine 'learns' from data without explicit programming.
- Differentiate between supervised and unsupervised learning with simple examples.
- Predict how the quality and quantity of training data impact a machine learning model's performance.
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