Python is a universal programming language that enjoys great popularity among data scientists, who like to use it for machine learning and statistics. A cornerstone for the popularity of Python is the availability of powerful statistics libraries such as Numpy, Matplot and Pandas. These libraries offer extensive functions for transformation, visualization and analysis of data. Additional packages exist for machine learning. For instance Keras and Scikit Learn enable an easy implementation of different machine learning algorithms.
Python promotes a readable, concise code style. Furthermore, supports several programming paradigms, such as object-oriented, aspect-oriented, and functional programming. Because of its clear and concise syntax, Python is considered easy to learn.
Apache Spark is a popular distributed computing framework for Big Data processing and analytics. In this tutorial, we will work hands-on with PySpark, Spark’s Python-specific interface. We built on the conceptual knowledge gained in a previous tutorial: Introduction to BigData Analytics with Apache Spark, in which we learned about the essential concepts behind Apache Spark … Read more
Multi-output time series regression can forecast several steps of a time series at once. The number of neurons in the final output layer determines how many steps the model can predict. Models with one output return single-step forecasts. Models with various outputs can return entire series of time steps and thus deliver a more detailed … Read more
Embark on a journey into the world of unsupervised machine learning with this beginner-friendly Python tutorial focusing on K-Means clustering, a powerful technique used to group similar data points into distinct clusters. This invaluable tool helps us make sense of complex datasets, finding hidden patterns and associations without the need for a predetermined target variable. … Read more
Credit card fraud has become one of the most common use cases for anomaly detection systems. The number of fraud attempts has risen sharply, resulting in billions of dollars in losses. Early detection of fraud attempts with machine learning is therefore becoming increasingly important. In this article, we take on the fight against international credit … Read more
This tutorial develops a Twitter bot in Python that will generate automated trading signals. The bot will pull real-time price data on various cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Doge, etc.) from the crypto exchange Gate.io and analyze it using predefined rules. Whenever the bot detects a relevant price change, it automatically posts a tweet via Twitter. Simple … Read more
In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to use the Gate.io spot market API to stream cryptocurrency prices in real-time using Python. Streaming prices is crucial for implementing use cases such as analyzing an incoming stream of price data in real-time for generating trading signals or conducting price analytics. One of the benefits of using … Read more
In this tutorial, we’ll be using machine learning to predict and map out crime in San Francisco. We’ll be working with a dataset from Kaggle that contains information on 39 different types of crimes, including everything from vehicle theft to drug offenses. Using Python and the powerful Scikit-Learn library, we’ll train a classification model using … Read more
Time series analysis and forecasting is a tough nut to crack, but the ARIMA model has been cracking it for decades. ARIMA, short for “Auto-Regressive Integrated Moving Average,” is a powerful statistical modeling technique for time series analysis. It’s particularly effective when the time series you’re analyzing follows a clear pattern, like seasonal changes in … Read more
Are you intrigued by the fascinating world of cryptocurrency and looking to visually decipher its price trends? Welcome aboard! In this comprehensive tutorial, we will explore creating color-coded line charts using Python and Matplotlib, a powerful tool for effective analysis of changes along a third dimension. The past few years have witnessed a meteoric rise … Read more
Twitter is a rich source of data that can be used to understand current and future trends. Because tweets often include hashtags, they can be easily linked to specific contexts such as political discussions or financial instruments. This makes Twitter a valuable tool for collecting and analyzing data. In this article, we’ll demonstrate how to … Read more
This tutorial shows how to use Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) with Python for image classification. CNNs belong to the field of deep learning, a subarea of machine learning, and have become a cornerstone to many exciting innovations. There are endless applications, from self-driving cars over biometric security to automated tagging in social media. And the … Read more
