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Feature Engineering

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This course explores the benefits of using Vertex AI Feature Store, how to improve the accuracy of ML models, and how to find which data columns make the most useful features. This course also includes content and labs on feature engineering using BigQuery ML, Keras, and TensorFlow.

Syllabus

Introduction

Course introduction

Introduction to Vertex AI Feature Store

Introduction
Feature Store benefits
Feature Store terminology and concepts
The Feature Store data model
Creating a Feature Store
Serving features: Batch and online
Quiz: Introduction to Vertex AI Feature Store
Resources: Introduction to Vertex AI Feature Store

Raw Data to Features

Introduction
Overview of feature engineering
Raw data to features
Good features versus bad features
Features should be known at prediction-time
Features should be numeric
Features should have enough examples
Bringing human insight
Representing features
Quiz: Raw Data to Features
Resources: Raw Data to Features

Feature Engineering

Introduction
Machine learning versus statistics
Basic feature engineering
Lab intro: Performing Basic Feature Engineering in BigQuery ML
Performing Basic Feature Engineering in BQML
Advanced feature engineering: Feature crosses
Bucketize and Transform Functions
Predict housing prices
Estimate taxi fare
Temporal and geolocation features
Lab intro: Basic Feature Engineering in Keras
Performing Basic Feature Engineering in Keras
Lab intro: Advanced Feature Engineering in Keras
Quiz: Feature Engineering
Resources: Feature Engineering

Preprocessing and Feature Creation

Introduction
Apache Beam and Dataflow
Dataflow terms and concepts
Quiz: Preprocessing and Feature Creation
Resources: Preprocessing and Feature Creation

Feature Crosses - TensorFlow Playground

Introduction
What is a feature cross
Discretization
Lab intro: TensorFlow Playground: Use feature crosses to create a good classifier
Lab intro: TensorFlow Playground: Too much of a good thing
Quiz: Feature Crosses - TensorFlow Playground
Resources: Feature Crosses - TensorFlow Playground