Machine Learning Tutorial

As I mentioned in my last post here, I interned at a startup this summer where I got to work on Machine Learning Models.

I compiled together the basic core ideas and concepts involved in creating a model like this from start-to-finish and made this fun tutorial: https://github.com/parmita52/machine-learning-spark-ex

Check it out!

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