Universität Wien

040976 UK Classification, Clustering and Discrimination (2017S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 02.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Thursday 09.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Thursday 16.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Thursday 23.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Thursday 30.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Thursday 06.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Thursday 27.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Thursday 04.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Thursday 11.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Thursday 18.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Thursday 01.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Thursday 08.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Thursday 22.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Thursday 29.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course presents basic methods used in the areas of classification, clustering and discrimination. Rather than on classical statistical procedures, the focus is on modern techniques of machine learning which also enable applications to “big data” and business analytics. In particular, supervised and unsupervised learning algorithms are discussed, decision tree techniques are introduced, neural network methodology is outlined, and diverse clustering algorithms are presented.

Assessment and permitted materials

The participants get exercises, some of which are to be solved theoretically, while others require programming or application of software. The latter type of exercises can also be handled by groups of participants. The solutions to the exercises are presented during the course.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The presentation of the solution to a standard theoretical exercise yields one point; the number of points obtained from exercises requiring programming is to be agreed upon from case to case. For completing the course with a positive grade, three points are the minimum.

Examination topics

No special exam.

Reading list

Trevor Hastie, Robert Tibshirani, Jerome Friedman, ``The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction'', Springer

Ethem Alpaydin, ``Introduction to Machine Learning'', MIT Press

Christopher M. Bishop, ``Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning'', Springer

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