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Abbas Gadhia
Abbas Gadhia

Reputation: 15090

Apache Mahout - Learning Prerequisites

For a novice to machine learning, what are the learning prerequisites to using Apache Mahout in an efficient way?

I know that a committer to Mahout would need calculus, linear algebra, probability and machine learning before they can contribute anything useful. But does a "User" of Apache Mahout need all of this?

I'm asking this because learning/revising all of the above would take me ages..

Upvotes: 3

Views: 502

Answers (2)

Ted Dunning
Ted Dunning

Reputation: 1907

Mahout In Action provides a good overview of what you need to know to use Mahout.

Typically, scalable machine learning does not require advanced mathematics for use. It may require serious math to develop, but not necessarily to use.

The primary requirement is that you really understand your data and its origins and what you want to do with it. That understanding doesn't have to come all at once and can be developed over time.

Upvotes: 7

WoooHaaaa
WoooHaaaa

Reputation: 20440

Try to Google the topics below:

  1. Programming Collaborative Intelligence

  2. Similarity calculation with vectors

  3. What's the different between cluster and classification.

Upvotes: -2

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