Introduction to Machine Learning with Python: A Guide for Data Scientists

A great book for getting started. Covers loads of models you can build with scikitlearn and walks you through good practice in machine learning. If you know python but have little to no experience with ML, this is a great place to start! Decision trees, random forests, gradient boosting, support vector machines, etc!

Decent guide to starting machine learning. The difficulty level is geared towards those with a little knowledge of computer science & programming, but might be too gentle for more experienced coders. I'm only part-way in, so will try to remember to update once I've completed the book.

Gave a thorough introduction to ML in a relatively digestible form. It filled in holes in my knowledge. I was a little surprised that what I thought were "just" statistical methods were classified as ML too(e.g. PCA, random forest and k means clustering). All good though, so many of us know more than we think. :-) I managed to read over a week of hour each way train commuting and some evenings.Like many such books, the code is invaluable and all the examples I tried and played with worked, using python3 on linux on a Chromebook.Most was at the right level for me, some I will need to revisit after a month. I emerged with a far more informed mind and increased confidence.I particularly liked the chapter on how to apply one's new found knowledge in the overall context of projects and the notes of caution for the real world.As some correctly reviewed, yes one can find similar information on line for free, to me I find it easier to have a thorough set of information in one place, that I could travel with, could write in and get away from a screen.(I am an experienced bioinfomatician with MSc Advanced Computing that already knew the broader concepts, and had the used the results of ML before, but not the detail or the how in python).

takes you through the fundamentals in a very clear way

I love this book. Practical, simple and explains most machine learning concepts very clealy.

This book is great if you want to learn ML and don't know where to start

Great book!

Great summary of open source available ML DL techniques.Various algos employed, detailed, explained.Perfect to start building skills on these topics. Great accessory if you are teaching yourself online.