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Predicting AirBnB prices in Lisbon: Trees and Random Forests

2 years ago 15 min read machine learning mathematics python pandas scikit lisboa

In this small article we will quickly bootstrap a prediction model for the nighly prices of an AirBnB in Lisbon. This guide hopes to serve as a simplistic and practical introduction to machine learning data analysis, by using real data and developing a real model.

A gentle introduction to gradient descent thru linear regression

2 years ago 14 min read machine learning mathematics python

Based on a set of Observations, how we can leverage a set of Variables to properly generate a model that will predict or forecast a behavior, by inferring about the variables relations and mutual influence. This statistical tool is called Linear Regression.