Machine Learning Kaggle Competition Part One: Getting Started

In the field of data science, there are almost too many resources available: from Datacamp to Udacity to KDnuggets, there are thousands of places online to learn about data science. However, if you are someone who likes to jump in and learn by doing, Kaggle might be the single best location for expanding your skills through hands-on data science projects. While it originally was known as a place for machine learning competitions, Kaggle -- which bills itself as "Your Home for Data Science" -- now offers an array of data science resources. Although this series of articles will focus on a competition, it's worth pointing out the main aspects of Kaggle: Overall, Kaggle is a great place to learn, whether that's through the more traditional learning tracks or by competing in competitions. When I want to find out about the latest machine learning method, I could go read a book, or, I could go on Kaggle, find a competition, and see how people use it in practice.