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Debugging Machine Learning Models with Python

Debugging Machine Learning Models with Python

By : Ali Madani
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Debugging Machine Learning Models with Python

Debugging Machine Learning Models with Python

4.9 (16)
By: Ali Madani

Overview of this book

Debugging Machine Learning Models with Python is a comprehensive guide that navigates you through the entire spectrum of mastering machine learning, from foundational concepts to advanced techniques. It goes beyond the basics to arm you with the expertise essential for building reliable, high-performance models for industrial applications. Whether you're a data scientist, analyst, machine learning engineer, or Python developer, this book will empower you to design modular systems for data preparation, accurately train and test models, and seamlessly integrate them into larger technologies. By bridging the gap between theory and practice, you'll learn how to evaluate model performance, identify and address issues, and harness recent advancements in deep learning and generative modeling using PyTorch and scikit-learn. Your journey to developing high quality models in practice will also encompass causal and human-in-the-loop modeling and machine learning explainability. With hands-on examples and clear explanations, you'll develop the skills to deliver impactful solutions across domains such as healthcare, finance, and e-commerce.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
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Part 1:Debugging for Machine Learning Modeling
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Part 2:Improving Machine Learning Models
10
Part 3:Low-Bug Machine Learning Development and Deployment
15
Part 4:Deep Learning Modeling
19
Part 5:Advanced Topics in Model Debugging

Assessing causation in machine learning models

Calculating the correlation between features and outcomes in machine learning modeling has been a common approach in many fields and industries. For example, we can simply calculate the Pearson correlation coefficient to identify correlative features with the target variable. There are also features in many of our machine learning models that contribute to the prediction of outcomes not as causal but rather as correlative predictors. There are several ways to differentiate between such correlative and causal features with the available functionalities in Python. Here are a few examples:

  • Experimental design: One way to establish causality is to conduct experiments where we measure the effect of changes in the causal feature on the target variable. However, such experimental studies may not always be feasible or ethical.
  • Feature importance: We can use explainability techniques, as presented in Chapter 6, Interpretability and...
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