Structured Data Processing#

(Last updated: Feb 14, 2023)1

This module is about processing structured data and has the following learning goals:

Goal 1: Connect steps in the structured data processing pipeline to a real-world case.
Goal 2: Preprocess structured data and prepare features/labels for modeling using pandas.
Goal 3: Understand how Principal Component Analysis can help explore data.
Goal 4: Understand how cross-validation works for time-series data.
Goal 5: Have a general understanding of Decision Tree and Random Forest.
Goal 6: Understand the concept of permutation feature importance.
Goal 7: Experiment with different feature sets and reflect on the choice of features.

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