Machine Supervised Learning
“Machine learning is an evolving branch of computational algorithms that are
designed to emulate human intelligence by learning from the surrounding
environment. They are considered the working horse in the new era of the
so-called big data”.1
Algorithms are the pillars of machine learning, as they are used to solve data
problems, there are different types of problems, each problem needs an
algorithm that is the best to solve that it, which is why it varies, for instance
the number of variables, what kind of model suits it best and so on. Here is a
demonstration of some of the commonly used algorithms in machine
learning2
Supervised Learning, as the name suggests it’s the process of learning by
trying and learning from the result, in other words it is a function that links
an input to an output based on example input-output pairs, labelled training
data involving a set of training examples is used to conclude a function.
“Supervised machine learning algorithms are those algorithms which need
external assistance. The input dataset is divided into train and test dataset.
The train dataset has output variable which needs to be predicted or
classified. All algorithms learn some kind of patterns from the training
dataset and apply them to the test dataset for prediction or classification.
The workflow of supervised machine learning algorithms is given in figure 1
below.
Most famous
supervised machine learning algorithms have been discussed here.” 3
1
El Naqa, Issam, and Martin J. Murphy. What is machine learning? Springer International Publishing, 2015.
2
Mahesh, Batta. "Machine learning algorithms-a review." International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR).
[Internet] 9, no. 1 (2020): 381.
3
Batta, "Machine Learning Algorithms," 381.
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Figure 1. Workflow of supervised machine learning algorithms 4
One example of
supervised
learning is
called Decision
Tree, A decision
tree is a
diagram
used to illustrate
choices and
their potential
outcomes
in a tree-like structure. In this diagram, the nodes symbolize events or
decisions, while the edges indicate the decision rules or conditions. Each tree
is made up of nodes and branches, where each node represents attributes
within a group that needs to be classified, and each branch represents the
possible values that the node can assume. 5
4
Learning Algorithms A Review," International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)
[Internet] 9, no. 1 (2020): 381.
5
Batta, "Machine Learning Algorithms," 382.
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Figure 2. Decision Tree 6
6
Mahesh Batta, "Machine Learning Algorithms A Review," International Journal of Science
and Research (IJSR) [Internet] 9, no. 1 (2020): 382.
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Bibliography
1. El Naqa, Issam, and Martin J. Murphy. What is Machine Learning? Springer
International Publishing, 2015.
2. Mahesh, Batta. "Machine Learning Algorithms—A Review." International
Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) 9, no. 1 (2020).
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