Apply comprehensive data mining techniques to analyze Yelp restaurant reviews, from pattern discovery to recommendation systems.
Apply comprehensive data mining techniques to analyze Yelp restaurant reviews, from pattern discovery to recommendation systems.
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What you'll learn
Apply data mining techniques to real-world restaurant review data
Create visualization systems for opinion analysis
Develop cuisine mapping and dish recognition systems
Build restaurant recommendation algorithms
Integrate multiple data mining approaches for comprehensive analysis
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0.2 Hours PreRecorded video
6 peer-reviewed assignments
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There are 7 modules in this course
This capstone project course focuses on analyzing a large Yelp restaurant review dataset using various data mining techniques. Students work on multiple tasks including opinion visualization, cuisine map construction, dish recognition, and restaurant recommendation systems. The project simulates real-world data mining workflows, integrating techniques from pattern discovery, clustering, text retrieval, and visualization. Through hands-on experience, participants learn to preprocess data, explore patterns, analyze content, and present meaningful insights for decision-making in the restaurant industry.
Orientation
Module 1 · 2 Hours to complete
Task 1 - Exploration of a Data Set
Module 2 · 1 Hours to complete
Task 2 - Cuisine Clustering and Map Construction
Module 3 · 1 Hours to complete
Task 3 - Dish Recognition
Module 4 · 1 Hours to complete
Task 4 & 5 - Popular Dishes and Restaurant Recommendation
Module 5 · 1 Hours to complete
Task 6
Module 6 · 1 Hours to complete
Final Report
Module 7 · 1 Hours to complete
Instructors
Pioneer in Information Retrieval and Text Mining Research
Dr. ChengXiang Zhai serves as Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Department of Computer Science, with joint appointments at the Institute for Genomic Biology, Department of Statistics, and School of Information Sciences. His groundbreaking research in information retrieval and text mining has earned him numerous prestigious honors, including the ACM SIGIR Gerard Salton Award (2021), ACM Fellowship (2017), and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). After earning his initial degrees from Nanjing University and a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University, he has published over 200 papers with an H-index of 58, significantly advancing the fields of natural language processing, machine learning, and bioinformatics. His work has received multiple ACM SIGIR Test of Time Awards, reflecting his lasting impact on the field. Through his courses "Text Mining and Analytics," "Text Retrieval and Search Engines," and "Data Mining Project" on Coursera, he continues to shape the next generation of computer scientists while maintaining editorial roles with major journals and conference leadership positions in his field
Michael Aiken Chair
Jiawei Han is the Michael Aiken Chair Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he leads the Data Mining Research Group. His research focuses on data mining, text mining, and intelligent systems, contributing significantly to the fields of machine learning and knowledge discovery. He has authored several influential books, including Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery for Engineering Systems Health Management and Mining Software Specifications: Methodologies and Applications. Dr. Han's work is widely recognized, with numerous publications and citations in academic literature. He is actively involved in teaching and mentoring students in advanced computer science topics related to data mining and information systems.
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