Unsupervised Machine Learning:Revealing Hidden Data patterns

Volume: 11 | Issue: 01 | Year 2025 |
International Journal of Digital Communication and Analog Signals
Received Date: 03/11/2025
Acceptance Date: 03/20/2025
Published On: 2025-03-29
First Page: 38
Last Page: 47

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By: Vansh Mudgal and Aaditya Sharma.

1-Student, Department of Information Technology, Inderprastha Engineering College,Uttar Pradesh,India
2-Student, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Inderprastha Engineering College, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

Machine learning helps computers learn from data and make smart decisions. There are two main ways they do this: supervised and unsupervised learning. Supervised learning is like teaching a child with flashcards—you show the computer examples with the right answers, and it learns to recognize patterns. This helps it make predictions, like guessing whether an email is spam or estimating house prices. Unsupervised learning, on the other hand, is like giving a child a puzzle without a picture guide. The computer must find patterns on its own. For example, K-means clustering groups similar items together, like organizing songs by genre without being told what each genre is. Other methods, like anomaly detection and PCA, help spot unusual data points or simplify large amounts of information. There’s also collaborative filtering, which is how streaming services suggest movies based on what you’ve watched. And then there’s reinforcement learning, where a computer learns by trial and error—like a robot figuring out how to walk by trying different movements and adjusting based on feedback. These methods are used everywhere, from predicting trends to making apps more user-friendly. They’re shaping the future of technology and making everyday life more efficient.

Keywords: Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, K-Means clustering, Anomaly detection, PCA algorithm, Collaborative filtering, Reinforcement learning

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