Machine learning is the study and application of algorithms that can learn data and make predictions. It is used in all aspects of our lives, including search results and self-driving cars. This is also one the fastest-growing areas of data science research. This course covers the basics of machine learning. This course teaches you how to create, evaluate, tune, and improve predictive models. This course uses the popular R package, which provides a consistent interface to all R's most powerful machine learning tools.