Machine Learning Terminology from Statistics and Computer Science

Last Updated on August 8, 2019

Data plays a big part in machine learning.

It is important to understand and use the right terminology when talking about data.

In this post you will discover exactly how to describe and talk about data in machine learning. After reading this post you will know the terminology and nomenclature used in machine learning to describe data.

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Data As you Know It

How do you think about data?

Think of a spreadsheet, like Microsoft Excel. You have columns, rows, and cells.