Course Outline
Introduction
MATLAB for data science and reporting
Part 01: MATLAB Fundamentals
Overview
- MATLAB for data analysis, visualization, modeling, and programming.
Navigating the MATLAB User Interface
Overview of MATLAB Syntax
Entering Commands
- Utilizing the command-line interface
Creating Variables
- Numeric versus character data
Analyzing Vectors and Matrices
- Creation and manipulation
- Executing calculations
Visualizing Vector and Matrix Data
Working with Data Files
- Importing data from Excel spreadsheets
Working with Data Types
- Handling table data
Automating Commands with Scripts
- Creating and running scripts
- Organizing and publishing scripts
Writing Programs with Branching and Loops
- User interaction and flow control
Writing Functions
- Creating and invoking functions
- Debugging using the MATLAB Editor
Applying Object-Oriented Programming Principles to Programs
Part 02: MATLAB for Data Science
Overview
- MATLAB for data mining, machine learning, and predictive analytics
Accessing Data
- Retrieving data from files, spreadsheets, and databases
- Retrieving data from test equipment and hardware
- Retrieving data from software and the Web
Exploring Data
- Identifying trends, testing hypotheses, and estimating uncertainty
Creating Custom Algorithms
Creating Visualizations
Creating Models
Publishing Custom Reports
Sharing Analysis Tools
- As MATLAB code
- As standalone desktop or Web applications
Using the Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox
Using the Neural Network Toolbox
Part 03: Report Generation
Overview
- Presenting results from MATLAB programs, applications, and sample data
- Generating Microsoft Word, PowerPoint®, PDF, and HTML reports.
- Templated reports
- Customized reports
- Utilizing organizational templates and standards
Interactive Versus Programmatic Report Creation
- Using the Report Explorer
- Using the Document Object Model (DOM) API
Creating Reports Interactively with Report Explorer
- Report Explorer Examples
- Magic Squares Report Explorer Example
- Creating Reports
- Using Report Explorer to create the report setup file, define report structure and content
- Formatting Reports
- Specifying default report style and format for Report Explorer reports
- Generating Reports
- Configuring Report Explorer for processing and running the report
- Managing Report Conversion Templates
- Copying and managing Microsoft Word, PDF, and HTML conversion templates for Report Explorer reports
- Customizing Report Conversion Templates
- Customizing the style and format of Microsoft Word and HTML conversion templates for Report Explorer reports
- Customizing Components and Style Sheets
- Customizing report components and defining layout style sheets
Creating Reports Programmatically in MATLAB
- Template-Based Report Object (DOM) API Examples
- Functional report
- Object-oriented report
- Programmatic report formatting
- Creating Report Content
- Using the Document Object Model (DOM) API
- Report Format Basics
- Specifying format for report content
- Creating Form-Based Reports
- Using the DOM API to fill in the blanks in a report form
- Creating Object-Oriented Reports
- Deriving classes to simplify report creation and maintenance
- Creating and Formatting Report Objects
- Lists, tables, and images
- Creating DOM Reports from HTML
- Appending an HTML string or file to a Microsoft® Word, PDF, or HTML report generated by the Document Object Model (DOM) API
- Creating Report Templates
- Creating templates to use with programmatic reports
- Formatting Page Layouts
- Formatting pages in Microsoft Word and PDF reports
Summary and Closing Remarks
Requirements
- Familiarity with fundamental mathematical concepts such as linear algebra, probability theory, and statistics
- No prior experience with MATLAB is required
Audience
- Developers
- Data scientists
Testimonials (1)
Hands-on exercises related to content really helps to understand more about each topic. Also, style of start class with lecture and continue with hands-on exercise is good and helpful to relate with the lecture that presented earlier.