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Machine Learning for Biologists82 chapters

Overview
Chapter 5.1 — Linear, Multiple, and Polynomial Regression
Chapter 5.2 — Logistic Regression and Naive Bayes
Chapter 5.3 — K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) and Decision Trees
Chapter 5.4 — Random Forest and Extra Trees
Chapter 5.5 — Gradient Boosting: AdaBoost, XGBoost, LightGBM, and CatBoost
Chapter 5.6 — Support Vector Machines (SVM)
Chapter 5.7 — Neural Networks (Foundations Before Deep Learning)

/Machine Learning for Biologists/PART 5 — Supervised Learning

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Chapter 5.7 — Neural Networks (Foundations Before Deep Learning)

1. Learning Objectives Understand the basic building block of neural networks: the artificial neuron Understand how a simple feedforward network makes predictions Fit a basic neural network in R and Python (full deep…

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