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@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
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    "cell_type": "code",
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    "id": "a431d282-f9ca-4d5d-8912-71ffc9d8ea19",
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+       "      <th></th>\n",
+       "      <th>alcohol</th>\n",
+       "      <th>malic_acid</th>\n",
+       "      <th>ash</th>\n",
+       "      <th>alcalinity_of_ash</th>\n",
+       "      <th>magnesium</th>\n",
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+       "      <th>flavanoids</th>\n",
+       "      <th>nonflavanoid_phenols</th>\n",
+       "      <th>proanthocyanins</th>\n",
+       "      <th>color_intensity</th>\n",
+       "      <th>hue</th>\n",
+       "      <th>od280/od315_of_diluted_wines</th>\n",
+       "      <th>proline</th>\n",
+       "      <th>class</th>\n",
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+       "      <td>0</td>\n",
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+       "      <td>0</td>\n",
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+       "      <td>3.45</td>\n",
+       "      <td>1480.0</td>\n",
+       "      <td>0</td>\n",
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+       "      <td>2.59</td>\n",
+       "      <td>2.87</td>\n",
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+       "      <td>14.13</td>\n",
+       "      <td>4.10</td>\n",
+       "      <td>2.74</td>\n",
+       "      <td>24.5</td>\n",
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+       "      <td>0.56</td>\n",
+       "      <td>1.35</td>\n",
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+       "      <td>2</td>\n",
+       "    </tr>\n",
+       "  </tbody>\n",
+       "</table>\n",
+       "<p>178 rows × 14 columns</p>\n",
+       "</div>"
+      ],
+      "text/plain": [
+       "     alcohol  malic_acid   ash  alcalinity_of_ash  magnesium  total_phenols  \\\n",
+       "0      14.23        1.71  2.43               15.6      127.0           2.80   \n",
+       "1      13.20        1.78  2.14               11.2      100.0           2.65   \n",
+       "2      13.16        2.36  2.67               18.6      101.0           2.80   \n",
+       "3      14.37        1.95  2.50               16.8      113.0           3.85   \n",
+       "4      13.24        2.59  2.87               21.0      118.0           2.80   \n",
+       "..       ...         ...   ...                ...        ...            ...   \n",
+       "173    13.71        5.65  2.45               20.5       95.0           1.68   \n",
+       "174    13.40        3.91  2.48               23.0      102.0           1.80   \n",
+       "175    13.27        4.28  2.26               20.0      120.0           1.59   \n",
+       "176    13.17        2.59  2.37               20.0      120.0           1.65   \n",
+       "177    14.13        4.10  2.74               24.5       96.0           2.05   \n",
+       "\n",
+       "     flavanoids  nonflavanoid_phenols  proanthocyanins  color_intensity   hue  \\\n",
+       "0          3.06                  0.28             2.29             5.64  1.04   \n",
+       "1          2.76                  0.26             1.28             4.38  1.05   \n",
+       "2          3.24                  0.30             2.81             5.68  1.03   \n",
+       "3          3.49                  0.24             2.18             7.80  0.86   \n",
+       "4          2.69                  0.39             1.82             4.32  1.04   \n",
+       "..          ...                   ...              ...              ...   ...   \n",
+       "173        0.61                  0.52             1.06             7.70  0.64   \n",
+       "174        0.75                  0.43             1.41             7.30  0.70   \n",
+       "175        0.69                  0.43             1.35            10.20  0.59   \n",
+       "176        0.68                  0.53             1.46             9.30  0.60   \n",
+       "177        0.76                  0.56             1.35             9.20  0.61   \n",
+       "\n",
+       "     od280/od315_of_diluted_wines  proline  class  \n",
+       "0                            3.92   1065.0      0  \n",
+       "1                            3.40   1050.0      0  \n",
+       "2                            3.17   1185.0      0  \n",
+       "3                            3.45   1480.0      0  \n",
+       "4                            2.93    735.0      0  \n",
+       "..                            ...      ...    ...  \n",
+       "173                          1.74    740.0      2  \n",
+       "174                          1.56    750.0      2  \n",
+       "175                          1.56    835.0      2  \n",
+       "176                          1.62    840.0      2  \n",
+       "177                          1.60    560.0      2  \n",
+       "\n",
+       "[178 rows x 14 columns]"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 23,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "from sklearn.datasets import load_wine\n",
     "\n",
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   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 9,
    "id": "56916892",
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "178"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 9,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
-    "# Your answer here"
+    "# Your answer here\n",
+    "wine_df.shape[0]"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -109,12 +399,24 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 10,
    "id": "df0ef103",
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "14"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 10,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
-    "# Your answer here"
+    "# Your answer here\n",
+    "wine_df.shape[1]"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -127,12 +429,21 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 11,
    "id": "47989426",
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "int64\n"
+     ]
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
-    "# Your answer here"
+    "# Your answer here\n",
+    "print(wine_df['class'].dtype)"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -149,9 +460,60 @@
    "execution_count": null,
    "id": "bd7b0910",
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "<bound method NDFrame.head of      alcohol  malic_acid   ash  alcalinity_of_ash  magnesium  total_phenols  \\\n",
+       "0      14.23        1.71  2.43               15.6      127.0           2.80   \n",
+       "1      13.20        1.78  2.14               11.2      100.0           2.65   \n",
+       "2      13.16        2.36  2.67               18.6      101.0           2.80   \n",
+       "3      14.37        1.95  2.50               16.8      113.0           3.85   \n",
+       "4      13.24        2.59  2.87               21.0      118.0           2.80   \n",
+       "..       ...         ...   ...                ...        ...            ...   \n",
+       "173    13.71        5.65  2.45               20.5       95.0           1.68   \n",
+       "174    13.40        3.91  2.48               23.0      102.0           1.80   \n",
+       "175    13.27        4.28  2.26               20.0      120.0           1.59   \n",
+       "176    13.17        2.59  2.37               20.0      120.0           1.65   \n",
+       "177    14.13        4.10  2.74               24.5       96.0           2.05   \n",
+       "\n",
+       "     flavanoids  nonflavanoid_phenols  proanthocyanins  color_intensity   hue  \\\n",
+       "0          3.06                  0.28             2.29             5.64  1.04   \n",
+       "1          2.76                  0.26             1.28             4.38  1.05   \n",
+       "2          3.24                  0.30             2.81             5.68  1.03   \n",
+       "3          3.49                  0.24             2.18             7.80  0.86   \n",
+       "4          2.69                  0.39             1.82             4.32  1.04   \n",
+       "..          ...                   ...              ...              ...   ...   \n",
+       "173        0.61                  0.52             1.06             7.70  0.64   \n",
+       "174        0.75                  0.43             1.41             7.30  0.70   \n",
+       "175        0.69                  0.43             1.35            10.20  0.59   \n",
+       "176        0.68                  0.53             1.46             9.30  0.60   \n",
+       "177        0.76                  0.56             1.35             9.20  0.61   \n",
+       "\n",
+       "     od280/od315_of_diluted_wines  proline  class  \n",
+       "0                            3.92   1065.0      0  \n",
+       "1                            3.40   1050.0      0  \n",
+       "2                            3.17   1185.0      0  \n",
+       "3                            3.45   1480.0      0  \n",
+       "4                            2.93    735.0      0  \n",
+       "..                            ...      ...    ...  \n",
+       "173                          1.74    740.0      2  \n",
+       "174                          1.56    750.0      2  \n",
+       "175                          1.56    835.0      2  \n",
+       "176                          1.62    840.0      2  \n",
+       "177                          1.60    560.0      2  \n",
+       "\n",
+       "[178 rows x 14 columns]>"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 13,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
-    "# Your answer here"
+    "# Your answer here\n",
+    "13"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -175,10 +537,37 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 14,
    "id": "cc899b59",
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "    alcohol  malic_acid       ash  alcalinity_of_ash  magnesium  \\\n",
+      "0  1.518613   -0.562250  0.232053          -1.169593   1.913905   \n",
+      "1  0.246290   -0.499413 -0.827996          -2.490847   0.018145   \n",
+      "2  0.196879    0.021231  1.109334          -0.268738   0.088358   \n",
+      "3  1.691550   -0.346811  0.487926          -0.809251   0.930918   \n",
+      "4  0.295700    0.227694  1.840403           0.451946   1.281985   \n",
+      "\n",
+      "   total_phenols  flavanoids  nonflavanoid_phenols  proanthocyanins  \\\n",
+      "0       0.808997    1.034819             -0.659563         1.224884   \n",
+      "1       0.568648    0.733629             -0.820719        -0.544721   \n",
+      "2       0.808997    1.215533             -0.498407         2.135968   \n",
+      "3       2.491446    1.466525             -0.981875         1.032155   \n",
+      "4       0.808997    0.663351              0.226796         0.401404   \n",
+      "\n",
+      "   color_intensity       hue  od280/od315_of_diluted_wines   proline  \n",
+      "0         0.251717  0.362177                      1.847920  1.013009  \n",
+      "1        -0.293321  0.406051                      1.113449  0.965242  \n",
+      "2         0.269020  0.318304                      0.788587  1.395148  \n",
+      "3         1.186068 -0.427544                      1.184071  2.334574  \n",
+      "4        -0.319276  0.362177                      0.449601 -0.037874  \n"
+     ]
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "# Select predictors (excluding the last column)\n",
     "predictors = wine_df.iloc[:, :-1]\n",
@@ -204,7 +593,7 @@
    "id": "403ef0bb",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "> Your answer here..."
+    "Standardizing our predictor variables is important to ensure they are on the same scale. If we don't standardize our predictor variables, our distance measures used in the model may be affected, and we might pull out a correlation that does not exsist. Specifically, we don't want larger scale values dominating the analysis. "
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -220,7 +609,7 @@
    "id": "fdee5a15",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "> Your answer here..."
+    "It is not a predictor variable"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -236,7 +625,7 @@
    "id": "f0676c21",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "> Your answer here..."
+    "Setting a seed is important for reproducability. It allows for the exact same randomization each time (controlled randomization). The seed value does not matter, it simply changes the randomization pattern each time. "
    ]
   },
   {
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   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 24,
    "id": "72c101f2",
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
@@ -260,8 +649,9 @@
     "np.random.seed(123)\n",
     "\n",
     "# split the data into a training and testing set. hint: use train_test_split !\n",
-    "\n",
-    "# Your code here ..."
+    "wine_train, wine_test = train_test_split(\n",
+    "    predictors_standardized, train_size=0.75\n",
+    ")"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -284,12 +674,41 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 26,
    "id": "08818c64",
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "23"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 26,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
-    "# Your code here..."
+    "knn = KNeighborsClassifier()\n",
+    "\n",
+    "parameter_grid = {\n",
+    "    \"n_neighbors\": range(1, 51),\n",
+    "} \n",
+    "\n",
+    "grid_search = GridSearchCV(\n",
+    "    estimator=knn,\n",
+    "    param_grid=parameter_grid,\n",
+    "    cv=10\n",
+    ")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "grid_search.fit(\n",
+    "    X=predictors_standardized,  \n",
+    "    y=wine_df['class']         \n",
+    ")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "best_n_neighbors = grid_search.best_params_['n_neighbors']\n",
+    "best_n_neighbors"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -308,9 +727,25 @@
    "execution_count": null,
    "id": "ffefa9f2",
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "0.9775280898876404"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 30,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
-    "# Your code here..."
+    "knn = KNeighborsClassifier(n_neighbors=23)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "knn.fit(X=predictors_standardized, y=wine_df['class'])\n",
+    "\n",
+    "accuracy = knn.score(predictors_standardized, wine_df['class'])\n",
+    "accuracy \n"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -365,7 +800,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "Python 3.10.4",
+   "display_name": "lcr-env",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
@@ -379,12 +814,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.9.19"
-  },
-  "vscode": {
-   "interpreter": {
-    "hash": "497a84dc8fec8cf8d24e7e87b6d954c9a18a327edc66feb9b9ea7e9e72cc5c7e"
-   }
+   "version": "3.11.13"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,