ML Basics: Classification of the Iris Data Set

ML Basics: Classification of the Iris Data Set

The Iris dataset is one of the most famous beginner’s data science and machine learning datasets. It includes 150 entries of 3 classes of flowers, with 50 examples for each, and is used primarily to learn how to apply a classification algorithm.

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We’ve already seen how to use this dataset with smartcore. However, in this project, we’ll learn how to create a simple classifier from scratch.

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