Machine Learning Overview (page 5 of 13)

Classification: Generates a model that predicts discrete categories for new, unseen data
Regression: Generates a model that predicts continuous values for new, unseen data
Dimension or Feature Reduction: Identifies the most important (or potentially new) features/dimensions/variables for a data set
Clustering: Identifies groups in an N-dimensional feature space



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