Day 3 : Machine Learning Essential Statistics & Math + Project : Advanced Statistical Analyzer

Self-Intro¶

Hi Everyone,

Welcome back to Day 3 of our Machine Learning series!

I’m Rohan Sai, aka AiKnight.

A Joke to Lighten the Mood
Why was the statistician good at baseball?
Because he had the best mean swing! 😄

Today, we’ll cover Essential Statistics & Math—the backbone of Machine Learning.

For hands-on exploration, try my Advanced Statistical Analysis Tool. It’s a one-stop app for analyzing, visualizing data effortlessly.

Without any late lets dive into it ...

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Essential Statistics for Machine Learning¶

Statistics is the backbone of machine learning. It provides tools to understand, interpret, and manipulate data, enabling effective model building and evaluation.

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1. Basic Concepts in Statistics¶

1.1. Descriptive Statistics¶

• Definition: Descriptive statistics summarize and describe the main features of a dataset.
• Types:

  • Measures of Central Tendency:

    • Mean: The average of all data points.
      • Formula: $ \text{Mean} = \frac{\sum X_i}{N} $
      • Example: For data $[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]$, Mean = $ \frac{1+2+3+4+5}{5} = 3 $.
      • Code:

        import numpy as np
        data = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
        mean = np.mean(data)
        print(f"Mean: {mean}")
        

    • Median: The middle value in a sorted dataset.
      • Procedure:
        1. Sort the data.
        2. Find the middle value (or average of two middle values for even-sized data).
      • Code:

        median = np.median(data)
        print(f"Median: {median}")
        

    • Mode: The most frequent value in the dataset.
      • Code:

        from scipy import stats
        mode = stats.mode(data)
        print(f"Mode: {mode.mode[0]}, Frequency: {mode.count[0]}")
        

  • Measures of Dispersion:

    • Variance: Average squared deviation from the mean.
      • Formula: $ \sigma^2 = \frac{\sum (X_i - \mu)^2}{N} $
      • Code:

        variance = np.var(data)
        print(f"Variance: {variance}")
        

    • Standard Deviation: Square root of variance.
      • Formula: $ \sigma = \sqrt{\text{Variance}} $
      • Code:

        std_dev = np.std(data)
        print(f"Standard Deviation: {std_dev}")
        

    • Range: Difference between the maximum and minimum values.
      • Formula: $ \text{Range} = \text{Max} - \text{Min} $
      • Code:

        data_range = max(data) - min(data)
        print(f"Range: {data_range}")
        

1.2. Inferential Statistics¶

• Definition: Draw conclusions about a population based on sample data.
• Key Concepts:
  • Population vs Sample:
    • Population: Entire group being studied.
    • Sample: Subset of the population.
  • Hypothesis Testing:
    • Null Hypothesis ($H_0$): Assumes no effect or relationship.
    • Alternative Hypothesis ($H_a$): Assumes an effect or relationship.
    • Code Example (t-test):

      from scipy.stats import ttest_1samp
      sample = [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
      t_stat, p_value = ttest_1samp(sample, popmean=7)
      print(f"T-statistic: {t_stat}, P-value: {p_value}")
      

1.3. Probability¶

• Definition: Measure of the likelihood of an event occurring.
• Key Formulas:
  • $ P(A) = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total outcomes}} $
• Example:
  • Tossing a coin: $ P(\text{Heads}) = \frac{1}{2} $.
• Code:

  from random import choice
  outcomes = ['Heads', 'Tails']
  print(f"Random Coin Toss: {choice(outcomes)}")
  

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2. Advanced Topics in Statistics¶

2.1. Correlation and Causation¶

• Correlation: Measures the strength of the relationship between two variables.
  • Pearson Correlation Coefficient ($r$):
    • Formula: $ r = \frac{\text{Cov}(X, Y)}{\sigma_X \cdot \sigma_Y} $
    • Values range from -1 to +1.
  • Code:

    from scipy.stats import pearsonr
    x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
    y = [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
    r, p = pearsonr(x, y)
    print(f"Pearson Correlation: {r}, P-value: {p}")
    

• Causation: Indicates a cause-and-effect relationship.

2.2. Distributions¶

• Normal Distribution:
  • Symmetric bell-shaped curve.
  • Code:

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np
    data = np.random.normal(0, 1, 1000)
    plt.hist(data, bins=30, density=True)
    plt.title("Normal Distribution")
    plt.show()
    

• Other Distributions:
  • Binomial, Poisson, Exponential, etc.

2.3. Statistical Tests¶

• Chi-Square Test:
  • Tests independence between categorical variables.
  • Code:

    from scipy.stats import chi2_contingency
    table = [[10, 20, 30], [6, 9, 17]]
    chi2, p, dof, expected = chi2_contingency(table)
    print(f"Chi-Square: {chi2}, P-value: {p}")
    

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3. Applications in Machine Learning¶

• Why Statistics?:
  • Understand data distributions.
  • Perform feature selection.
  • Evaluate model performance.
• Example:
  • Calculating correlation to check multicollinearity.
  • Using hypothesis testing for A/B testing.

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4. Benefits and Demerits¶

Benefits:¶

• Provides insights into data patterns.
• Facilitates model evaluation and validation.

Demerits:¶

• Can be computationally intensive for large datasets.
• Misinterpretation of results can lead to incorrect conclusions.

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Essential Math¶

Mathematics forms the foundation of machine learning. It helps understand how models work, optimize their parameters, and interpret results effectively.

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1. Linear Algebra¶

Linear Algebra is central to data representation and manipulation in machine learning.

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1.1. Vectors¶

• Definition: A vector is a one-dimensional array of numbers.
• Notation: $\mathbf{v} = [v_1, v_2, \dots, v_n]$
• Operations:
  • Addition: $\mathbf{u} + \mathbf{v} = [u_1 + v_1, u_2 + v_2, \dots]$
  • Scalar Multiplication: $c \cdot \mathbf{v} = [c \cdot v_1, c \cdot v_2, \dots]$
  • Dot Product: $\mathbf{u} \cdot \mathbf{v} = \sum_{i=1}^n u_i v_i$
    • Example:

      import numpy as np
      u = np.array([1, 2])
      v = np.array([3, 4])
      dot_product = np.dot(u, v)
      print(f"Dot Product: {dot_product}")
      

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1.2. Matrices¶

• Definition: A matrix is a two-dimensional array of numbers.
• Notation: $\mathbf{A} = \begin{bmatrix} a_{11} & a_{12} \\ a_{21} & a_{22} \end{bmatrix}$
• Operations:
  • Addition: $\mathbf{A} + \mathbf{B}$
  • Scalar Multiplication: $c \cdot \mathbf{A}$
  • Matrix Multiplication: $\mathbf{A} \cdot \mathbf{B}$
    • Example:

      A = np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
      B = np.array([[5, 6], [7, 8]])
      product = np.dot(A, B)
      print(f"Matrix Product:\n{product}")
      

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1.3. Determinants and Inverses¶

• Determinant: A scalar value representing a matrix's properties.
  • Formula: $|\mathbf{A}| = a_{11}a_{22} - a_{12}a_{21}$
  • Example:

    from numpy.linalg import det
    determinant = det(A)
    print(f"Determinant: {determinant}")
    

• Inverse: $\mathbf{A}^{-1}$ satisfies $\mathbf{A} \cdot \mathbf{A}^{-1} = \mathbf{I}$
  • Example:

    from numpy.linalg import inv
    inverse = inv(A)
    print(f"Inverse Matrix:\n{inverse}")
    

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2. Calculus¶

Calculus is essential for optimization in machine learning.

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2.1. Derivatives¶

• Definition: A derivative measures the rate of change of a function.
• Notation: $f'(x) = \frac{df(x)}{dx}$
• Rules:
  • Power Rule: $\frac{d}{dx}[x^n] = n \cdot x^{n-1}$
  • Chain Rule: $\frac{d}{dx}[f(g(x))] = f'(g(x)) \cdot g'(x)$
• Example:

  from sympy import symbols, diff
  x = symbols('x')
  f = x**2 + 3*x + 2
  derivative = diff(f, x)
  print(f"Derivative: {derivative}")
  

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2.2. Gradients¶

• Definition: The gradient is a vector of partial derivatives.
• Usage: Gradients are used in optimization (e.g., gradient descent).
• Code:

  from sympy import Matrix
  y, z = symbols('y z')
  f = x**2 + y**2 + z**2
  gradient = Matrix([diff(f, var) for var in (x, y, z)])
  print(f"Gradient: {gradient}")
  

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2.3. Optimization¶

• Gradient Descent:
  • Update rule: $\theta := \theta - \alpha \cdot \nabla J(\theta)$
  • Code:

    def gradient_descent(x, grad, lr=0.01, epochs=100):
        for _ in range(epochs):
            x = x - lr * grad(x)
        return x
    

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3. Probability and Statistics¶

Understanding uncertainty and distributions is key in ML.

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3.1. Probability Distributions¶

• Normal Distribution:
  • Formula: $P(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi\sigma^2}} e^{-\frac{(x-\mu)^2}{2\sigma^2}}$
  • Code:

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np
    data = np.random.normal(0, 1, 1000)
    plt.hist(data, bins=30, density=True)
    plt.show()
    

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4. Advanced Topics¶

4.1. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors¶

• Definition: For $\mathbf{A}\mathbf{v} = \lambda \mathbf{v}$, $\lambda$ is an eigenvalue, and $\mathbf{v}$ is an eigenvector.
• Code:

  from numpy.linalg import eig
  eigenvalues, eigenvectors = eig(A)
  print(f"Eigenvalues: {eigenvalues}")
  print(f"Eigenvectors:\n{eigenvectors}")
  

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4.2. Singular Value Decomposition (SVD)¶

• Definition: Factorizes a matrix into three matrices: $\mathbf{A} = \mathbf{U} \cdot \mathbf{\Sigma} \cdot \mathbf{V}^T$
• Code:

  from numpy.linalg import svd
  U, S, Vt = svd(A)
  print(f"U:\n{U}\nSingular Values:\n{S}\nVt:\n{Vt}")
  

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5. Applications in Machine Learning¶

• Linear Algebra:
  • Representing data as matrices.
  • Feature transformation.
• Calculus:
  • Loss function optimization.
• Probability:
  • Bayesian inference.
  • Sampling from distributions.

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6. Benefits and Demerits¶

Benefits:¶

• Provides the mathematical tools to build, optimize, and interpret models.
• Enables better understanding of algorithms.

Demerits:¶

• May require significant computational resources for complex computations.
• Can be challenging for beginners.

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That’s it for Day 3!

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