The model building process

Before diving into ML.NET, an understanding of core machine learning concepts is required. These concepts will help create a foundation for you to build on as we start building models and learning the various algorithms ML.NET provides over the course of this book. At a high level, producing a model is a complex process; however, it can be broken down into six main steps:

Over the next few sections, we will go through each of these steps in detail to provide you with a clear understanding of how to perform each step and how each step relates to the overall machine learning process as a whole.