What is machine learning and how does it work?

Year of production: 2020

A 101 video from the Pew Research Center explains the basics of machine learning and how it allows researchers at the Center to analyze data on a large scale. As it is under 5 minutes, it is a great resource to add to a lesson or work session as an explanatory video-break!

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Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. The Center conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research, and doesn't take policy positions. It originated in a research project created in 1990 called the Times Mirror Center for the People & the Press. In 2004, The Pew Charitable Trusts established the Pew Research Center as a subsidiary to house its information initiatives.