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    "# Training a machine learning model with scikit-learn\n",
    "*From the video series: [Introduction to machine learning with scikit-learn](https://github.com/justmarkham/scikit-learn-videos)*"
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    "## Agenda\n",
    "\n",
    "- What is the **K-nearest neighbors** classification model?\n",
    "- What are the four steps for **model training and prediction** in scikit-learn?\n",
    "- How can I apply this pattern to **other machine learning models**?"
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   "source": [
    "## Reviewing the iris dataset"
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    "- 150 **observations**\n",
    "- 4 **features** (sepal length, sepal width, petal length, petal width)\n",
    "- **Response** variable is the iris species\n",
    "- **Classification** problem since response is categorical\n",
    "- More information in the [UCI Machine Learning Repository](http://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/datasets/Iris)"
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   "source": [
    "## K-nearest neighbors (KNN) classification"
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   "source": [
    "1. Pick a value for K.\n",
    "2. Search for the K observations in the training data that are \"nearest\" to the measurements of the unknown iris.\n",
    "3. Use the most popular response value from the K nearest neighbors as the predicted response value for the unknown iris."
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   "source": [
    "### Example training data\n",
    "\n",
    "![Training data](images/04_knn_dataset.png)"
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   "source": [
    "### KNN classification map (K=1)\n",
    "\n",
    "![1NN classification map](images/04_1nn_map.png)"
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   "source": [
    "### KNN classification map (K=5)\n",
    "\n",
    "![5NN classification map](images/04_5nn_map.png)"
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   "source": [
    "*Image Credits: [Data3classes](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Data3classes.png#/media/File:Data3classes.png), [Map1NN](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map1NN.png#/media/File:Map1NN.png), [Map5NN](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map5NN.png#/media/File:Map5NN.png) by Agor153. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0*"
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   "source": [
    "## Loading the data"
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   "source": [
    "# import load_iris function from datasets module\n",
    "from sklearn.datasets import load_iris\n",
    "\n",
    "# save \"bunch\" object containing iris dataset and its attributes\n",
    "iris = load_iris()\n",
    "\n",
    "# store feature matrix in \"X\"\n",
    "X = iris.data\n",
    "\n",
    "# store response vector in \"y\"\n",
    "y = iris.target"
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      "(150L, 4L)\n",
      "(150L,)\n"
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   "source": [
    "# print the shapes of X and y\n",
    "print(X.shape)\n",
    "print(y.shape)"
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   "source": [
    "## scikit-learn 4-step modeling pattern"
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   "source": [
    "**Step 1:** Import the class you plan to use"
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   "source": [
    "from sklearn.neighbors import KNeighborsClassifier"
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    "**Step 2:** \"Instantiate\" the \"estimator\"\n",
    "\n",
    "- \"Estimator\" is scikit-learn's term for model\n",
    "- \"Instantiate\" means \"make an instance of\""
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    "knn = KNeighborsClassifier(n_neighbors=1)"
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    "- Name of the object does not matter\n",
    "- Can specify tuning parameters (aka \"hyperparameters\") during this step\n",
    "- All parameters not specified are set to their defaults"
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      "KNeighborsClassifier(algorithm='auto', leaf_size=30, metric='minkowski',\n",
      "           metric_params=None, n_jobs=1, n_neighbors=1, p=2,\n",
      "           weights='uniform')\n"
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    "print(knn)"
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    "**Step 3:** Fit the model with data (aka \"model training\")\n",
    "\n",
    "- Model is learning the relationship between X and y\n",
    "- Occurs in-place"
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       "KNeighborsClassifier(algorithm='auto', leaf_size=30, metric='minkowski',\n",
       "           metric_params=None, n_jobs=1, n_neighbors=1, p=2,\n",
       "           weights='uniform')"
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    "knn.fit(X, y)"
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    "**Step 4:** Predict the response for a new observation\n",
    "\n",
    "- New observations are called \"out-of-sample\" data\n",
    "- Uses the information it learned during the model training process"
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    "knn.predict([[3, 5, 4, 2]])"
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    "- Returns a NumPy array\n",
    "- Can predict for multiple observations at once"
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    "X_new = [[3, 5, 4, 2], [5, 4, 3, 2]]\n",
    "knn.predict(X_new)"
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   "source": [
    "## Using a different value for K"
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    "# instantiate the model (using the value K=5)\n",
    "knn = KNeighborsClassifier(n_neighbors=5)\n",
    "\n",
    "# fit the model with data\n",
    "knn.fit(X, y)\n",
    "\n",
    "# predict the response for new observations\n",
    "knn.predict(X_new)"
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   "source": [
    "## Using a different classification model"
   ]
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   "source": [
    "# import the class\n",
    "from sklearn.linear_model import LogisticRegression\n",
    "\n",
    "# instantiate the model (using the default parameters)\n",
    "logreg = LogisticRegression()\n",
    "\n",
    "# fit the model with data\n",
    "logreg.fit(X, y)\n",
    "\n",
    "# predict the response for new observations\n",
    "logreg.predict(X_new)"
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   "source": [
    "## Resources\n",
    "\n",
    "- [Nearest Neighbors](http://scikit-learn.org/stable/modules/neighbors.html) (user guide), [KNeighborsClassifier](http://scikit-learn.org/stable/modules/generated/sklearn.neighbors.KNeighborsClassifier.html) (class documentation)\n",
    "- [Logistic Regression](http://scikit-learn.org/stable/modules/linear_model.html#logistic-regression) (user guide), [LogisticRegression](http://scikit-learn.org/stable/modules/generated/sklearn.linear_model.LogisticRegression.html) (class documentation)\n",
    "- [Videos from An Introduction to Statistical Learning](http://www.dataschool.io/15-hours-of-expert-machine-learning-videos/)\n",
    "    - Classification Problems and K-Nearest Neighbors (Chapter 2)\n",
    "    - Introduction to Classification (Chapter 4)\n",
    "    - Logistic Regression and Maximum Likelihood (Chapter 4)"
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   "source": [
    "## Comments or Questions?\n",
    "\n",
    "- Email: <kevin@dataschool.io>\n",
    "- Website: http://dataschool.io\n",
    "- Twitter: [@justmarkham](https://twitter.com/justmarkham)"
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