8 Transforming Datasets

Transforming your data is a key part of any Machine Learning process since the data does not usually have the correct format ready for a Machine Learning model. BigML provides some key functions that allow you to prepare a Machine Learning-ready dataset: adding fields to a dataset (Feature Engineering), aggregating instances, joining, and merging datasets. The following sections explain each of these transformations in detail.

You can find these options from the Configure dataset menu as shown in Figure 8.1 .