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Intermediate

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  • Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
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  • Course 5 of 5 in the Sports Performance Analytics Specialization
  • Intermediate Level Learners should have some familiarity with Python before starting this course. We recommend the Python for Everybody Specialization.
  • Approx. 13 hours to complete
  • English Subtitles: English
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  • In this course students will explore supervised machine learning techniques using the python scikit learn (sklearn) toolkit and real-world athletic data to understand both machine learning algorithms and how to predict athletic outcomes
  • Building on the previous courses in the specialization, students will apply methods such as support vector machines (SVM), decision trees, random forest, linear and logistic regression, and ensembles of learners to examine data from professional sports leagues such as the NHL and MLB as well as wearable devices such as the Apple Watch and inertial measurement units (IMUs)
  • By the end of the course students will have a broad understanding of how classification and regression techniques can be used to enable sports analytics across athletic activities and events.
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Curriculum

Machine Learning Concepts

Introduction

What is Machine Learning?

The Machine Learning Workflow

Our First Model: NHL Game Outcomes

Building the Logistic Regression Model

Considerations in Deploying The Model

Wrap Up

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Assignment 1 Programming Solution

Assignment 1

Support Vector Machines

Introduction to Support Vector Machines (SVMs)

Polynomial Support Vector Machines

Cross Validation

A Real World SVM Model: Boxing Punch Classification

(Optional) - An evaluation of wearable inertial sensor configuration and supervised machine learning models for automatic punch classification in boxing

Assignment 2 Programming Solution

Assignment 2

Decision Trees

Decision Trees

A Multiclass Tree Approach

Model Trees

Tuning and Inspecting Model Trees

Assignment 3 Programming Solution

UM Master of Applied Data Science (optional)

Assignment 3

Ensembles & Beyond

Ensembles

Additional Machine Learning Concepts

Baseball Hall of Fame Prediction

Baseball Hall of Fame Demonstration Part 1

Baseball Hall of Fame Demonstration Part 2

Free Deepnote Notebook Service

Putting Your Skills to the Test!

Post Course Survey

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    May 25, 2024
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