Analyze Text Data with Yellowbrick from Coursera

Welcome to this project-based course on Analyzing Text Data with Yellowbrick. Tasks such as assessing document similarity, topic modelling and other text mining endeavors are predicated on the notion of "closeness" or "similarity" between documents. In this course, we define various distance metrics (e.g. Euclidean, Hamming, Cosine, Manhattan, etc) and understand their merits and shortcomings as they relate to document similarity. We will apply these metrics on documents within a specific corpus and visualize our results. By the end of this course, you will be able to confidently use visual diagnostic tools from Yellowbrick to steer your machine learning workflow, vectorize text data using TF-IDF, and cluster documents using embedding techniques and appropriate metrics.

This course runs on Coursera's hands-on project platform called Rhyme. On Rhyme, you do projects in a hands-on manner in your browser. You will get instant access to pre-configured cloud desktops containing all of the software and data you need for the project. Everything is already set up directly in your internet browser so you can just focus on learning. For this project, you’ll get instant access to a cloud desktop with Python, Jupyter, Yellowbrick, and scikit-learn pre-installed.

Notes:

- You will be able to access the cloud desktop 5 times. However, you will be able to access instructions videos as many times as you want.

- This course works best for learners who are based in the North America region. We’re currently working on providing the same experience in other regions.

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Syllabus

Project: Analyze Text Data with Yellowbrick

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If you seek to build expertise in text analysis and mining, this project is a proper fit

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You'll study themes and methods highly relevant to research and industry

Diverse instructional media keep the learning format lively and engaging

You'll get exposure to industry-standard tools in the field

Ensure you have a stable internet connection, as the project relies on cloud-based resources

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Activities

Be better prepared before your course. Deepen your understanding during and after it. Supplement your coursework and achieve mastery of the topics covered in Analyze Text Data with Yellowbrick with these activities:

Linear Algebra Refresher

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Review basic linear algebra concepts, such as vectors and matrices, to strengthen understanding of distance metrics

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Review lecture notes or textbooks on linear algebra
Solve practice problems to test understanding

Natural Language Processing with Python

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Gain a foundational understanding of NLP concepts and techniques related to the course

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Read chapters relevant to text similarity and distance metrics
Complete practice exercises to reinforce concepts

Summarize Course Content

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Review and organize notes, assignments, and quizzes to strengthen understanding

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Gather and organize course materials
Summarize key concepts and topics

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Discuss Distance Metrics with Peers

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Engage with peers to exchange perspectives and deepen understanding of various distance metrics

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Find a study group or discussion forum
Share ideas and discuss the strengths and limitations of different distance metrics

Yellowbrick Visualization Techniques

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Follow online tutorials to learn how to use Yellowbrick's visualization tools for text data

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Find Yellowbrick documentation or tutorials
Follow instructions to explore Yellowbrick's visualizations

Euclidean Distance Calculations

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Practice calculating Euclidean Distance between documents to understand their 'closeness'

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Find two documents from the course corpus
Extract and vectorize text from each document
Calculate Euclidean Distance between vectors

Visualize Hamming Distance Results

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Create a scatterplot or bar chart showing Hamming distances between clusters of documents

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Calculate Hamming Distance between documents
Cluster documents using Hamming Distance
Visualize clusters using a scatterplot or bar chart

Document Similarity Analysis

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Analyze a corpus of documents and identify groups of similar documents based on TF-IDF vectors and Cosine Similarity

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Calculate Cosine Similarity between documents
Collect and import a corpus of documents
Vectorize documents using TF-IDF
Cluster documents based on Cosine Similarity

Career center

Learners who complete Analyze Text Data with Yellowbrick will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:

Data Analyst

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