How To Get Started In Machine Learning: A Self-Study Blueprint

Last Updated on June 7, 2016

How do you get started in machine learning, specifically Deep Learning? This question was asked recently in the machine learning sub-reddit.

Specifically, the original poster of the question had completed the Coursera Machine Learning course but felt like they did not have enough of a background to get started in Deep Learning.

I wrote a lengthy reply that I think may be helpful more generally, for other people in the same situation that are holding themselves back.

In this post I reiterate my response and elaborate it with links and references that you can use to get started.

Did you complete the Coursera Machine Learning? Are you looking to dive into a specific algorithm (like random forest or deep learning) or a competition (like Kaggle) but feel like you can’t because you are missing some key element of background knowledge?

If these questions resonate then this post was written for you.