This page provides an overview of the number of hours of lecture content that typically devoted to different topics, based on a survey of wide range of courses related to various aspects of machine learning, taken from a broad spectrum of universities around the world. The table below allows the distribution of course hours to be viewed for both high-level topics and their specific subtopics. In each case, a pie chart illustrating the proportion of courses covering a given topic can be viewed, together with a histogram showing the range of hours spent on that topic, which is followed by a list of links to specific courses covering the topic.
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6.15 hours | |
5.06 hours | |
5.05 hours | |
4.93 hours | |
4.11 hours | |
3.74 hours | |
2.59 hours | |
2.25 hours | |
1.95 hours | |
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2.12 hours | |
2.0 hours | |
1.5 hours | |
1.38 hours | |
1.33 hours | |
1.29 hours | |
1.0 hours | |
0.86 hours | |
0.47 hours | |
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1.55 hours | |
1.5 hours | |
0.57 hours | |
0.16 hours | |
0.03 hours | |
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1.24 hours | |
0.08 hours | |
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1.5 hours | |
0.57 hours | |
0.31 hours | |
0.08 hours | |
0.03 hours | |
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0.86 hours | |
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0.09 hours | |
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1.96 hours | |
1.62 hours | |
1.3 hours | |
1.0 hours | |
0.52 hours | |
0.39 hours | |
0.34 hours | |
0.15 hours | |
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1.0 hours | |
0.88 hours | |
0.55 hours | |
0.52 hours | |
0.36 hours | |
0.25 hours | |
0.22 hours | |
0.09 hours | |
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1.08 hours | |
0.75 hours | |
0.62 hours | |
0.06 hours | |
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0.75 hours | |
0.74 hours | |
0.18 hours | |
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0.13 hours | |
0.08 hours | |
0.06 hours | |
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1.0 hours | |
0.24 hours | |
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0.52 hours | |
0.38 hours | |
0.02 hours | |
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0.3 hours | |
0.1 hours | |
0.02 hours | |
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1.0 hours | |
0.24 hours | |
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6.0 hours | |
0.64 hours | |
0.54 hours | |
0.22 hours | |
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0.05 hours | |
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1.38 hours | |
0.94 hours | |
0.58 hours | |
0.32 hours | |
0.16 hours | |
0.07 hours | |
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0.09 hours | |
0.07 hours | |
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3.07 hours | |
3.03 hours | |
2.0 hours | |
1.75 hours | |
1.75 hours | |
1.47 hours | |
1.0 hours | |
0.88 hours | |
0.06 hours | |
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0.75 hours | |
0.47 hours | |
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1.33 hours | |
0.5 hours | |
0.43 hours | |
0.26 hours | |
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1.61 hours | |
1.57 hours | |
1.5 hours | |
1.49 hours | |
1.28 hours | |
0.88 hours | |
0.54 hours | |
0.53 hours | |
0.06 hours | |
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0.39 hours | |
0.06 hours | |
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1.42 hours | |
1.16 hours | |
0.82 hours | |
0.75 hours | |
0.72 hours | |
0.53 hours | |
0.45 hours | |
0.41 hours | |
0.06 hours | |
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0.75 hours | |
0.09 hours | |
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0.41 hours | |
0.28 hours | |
0.19 hours | |
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0.28 hours | |
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0.13 hours | |
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1.42 hours | |
0.17 hours | |
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0.5 hours | |
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0.86 hours | |
0.08 hours | |
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2.25 hours | |
1.45 hours | |
0.72 hours | |
0.62 hours | |
0.13 hours | |
0.06 hours | |
0.04 hours | |
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0.2 hours | |
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0.26 hours | |
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2.25 hours | |
0.72 hours | |
0.62 hours | |
0.59 hours | |
0.13 hours | |
0.04 hours | |
0.03 hours | |
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0.2 hours | |
0.03 hours | |
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0.2 hours | |
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0.1 hours | |
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12.52 hours | |
8.07 hours | |
6.15 hours | |
6.06 hours | |
5.25 hours | |
4.12 hours | |
3.88 hours | |
1.54 hours | |
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0.78 hours | |
0.37 hours | |
0.28 hours | |
0.25 hours | |
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3.0 hours | |
1.95 hours | |
1.6 hours | |
1.13 hours | |
1.07 hours | |
0.37 hours | |
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0.47 hours | |
0.22 hours | |
0.2 hours | |
0.09 hours | |
0.06 hours | |
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0.16 hours | |
0.13 hours | |
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3.0 hours | |
1.48 hours | |
1.07 hours | |
0.72 hours | |
0.44 hours | |
0.28 hours | |
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0.57 hours | |
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0.78 hours | |
0.67 hours | |
0.44 hours | |
0.37 hours | |
0.31 hours | |
0.09 hours | |
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2.76 hours | |
1.84 hours | |
1.33 hours | |
0.57 hours | |
0.23 hours | |
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0.07 hours | |
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1.5 hours | |
1.33 hours | |
1.01 hours | |
0.77 hours | |
0.21 hours | |
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1.0 hours | |
0.6 hours | |
0.43 hours | |
0.28 hours | |
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2.83 hours | |
1.62 hours | |
1.37 hours | |
1.33 hours | |
0.75 hours | |
0.33 hours | |
0.09 hours | |
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2.0 hours | |
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3.31 hours | |
3.21 hours | |
1.24 hours | |
1.23 hours | |
0.72 hours | |
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1.0 hours | |
0.75 hours | |
0.41 hours | |
0.41 hours | |
0.29 hours | |
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0.79 hours | |
0.38 hours | |
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1.52 hours | |
1.18 hours | |
0.83 hours | |
0.48 hours | |
0.43 hours | |
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0.52 hours | |
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0.27 hours | |
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0.45 hours | |
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0.09 hours | |
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1.91 hours | |
1.68 hours | |
1.59 hours | |
1.08 hours | |
0.89 hours | |
0.71 hours | |
0.64 hours | |
0.12 hours | |
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0.45 hours | |
0.3 hours | |
0.25 hours | |
0.18 hours | |
0.17 hours | |
0.13 hours | |
0.06 hours | |
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0.84 hours | |
0.47 hours | |
0.41 hours | |
0.39 hours | |
0.38 hours | |
0.2 hours | |
0.2 hours | |
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0.64 hours | |
0.25 hours | |
0.24 hours | |
0.15 hours | |
0.13 hours | |
0.13 hours | |
0.03 hours | |
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0.26 hours | |
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0.25 hours | |
0.06 hours | |
0.03 hours | |
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0.38 hours | |
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0.17 hours | |
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0.75 hours | |
0.72 hours | |
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1.5 hours | |
1.43 hours | |
1.33 hours | |
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9.57 hours | |
8.74 hours | |
5.36 hours | |
4.93 hours | |
3.68 hours | |
3.2 hours | |
2.62 hours | |
2.21 hours | |
0.13 hours | |
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1.5 hours | |
1.07 hours | |
0.55 hours | |
0.46 hours | |
0.36 hours | |
0.16 hours | |
0.15 hours | |
0.11 hours | |
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2.25 hours | |
0.92 hours | |
0.69 hours | |
0.22 hours | |
0.18 hours | |
0.14 hours | |
0.1 hours | |
0.09 hours | |
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1.62 hours | |
1.4 hours | |
1.21 hours | |
0.5 hours | |
0.48 hours | |
0.42 hours | |
0.16 hours | |
0.13 hours | |
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3.0 hours | |
2.83 hours | |
2.0 hours | |
1.5 hours | |
0.12 hours | |
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2.83 hours | |
1.0 hours | |
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1.96 hours | |
1.77 hours | |
1.61 hours | |
0.95 hours | |
0.82 hours | |
0.79 hours | |
0.48 hours | |
0.13 hours | |
0.11 hours | |
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0.96 hours | |
0.81 hours | |
0.36 hours | |
0.1 hours | |
0.09 hours | |
0.07 hours | |
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0.47 hours | |
0.38 hours | |
0.3 hours | |
0.29 hours | |
0.27 hours | |
0.21 hours | |
0.11 hours | |
0.03 hours | |
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1.02 hours | |
0.35 hours | |
0.34 hours | |
0.21 hours | |
0.09 hours | |
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0.47 hours | |
0.36 hours | |
0.31 hours | |
0.3 hours | |
0.29 hours | |
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0.13 hours | |
0.02 hours | |
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0.89 hours | |
0.68 hours | |
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0.75 hours | |
0.62 hours | |
0.12 hours | |
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0.75 hours | |
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0.87 hours | |
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0.25 hours | |
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0.89 hours | |
0.75 hours | |
0.5 hours | |
0.38 hours | |
0.3 hours | |
0.22 hours | |
0.02 hours | |
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8.36 hours | |
4.06 hours | |
2.98 hours | |
2.5 hours | |
2.22 hours | |
2.01 hours | |
1.7 hours | |
1.0 hours | |
0.1 hours | |
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1.26 hours | |
1.0 hours | |
1.0 hours | |
0.83 hours | |
0.73 hours | |
0.57 hours | |
0.15 hours | |
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0.59 hours | |
0.48 hours | |
0.2 hours | |
0.15 hours | |
0.07 hours | |
0.05 hours | |
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1.5 hours | |
1.22 hours | |
1.04 hours | |
1.0 hours | |
0.15 hours | |
0.05 hours | |
0.02 hours | |
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3.36 hours | |
0.41 hours | |
0.38 hours | |
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1.2 hours | |
1.0 hours | |
1.0 hours | |
0.48 hours | |
0.22 hours | |
0.13 hours | |
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1.0 hours | |
0.21 hours | |
0.11 hours | |
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1.05 hours | |
1.0 hours | |
0.15 hours | |
0.1 hours | |
0.07 hours | |
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1.0 hours | |
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1.6 hours | |
1.33 hours | |
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2.83 hours | |
1.0 hours | |
0.76 hours | |
0.42 hours | |
0.28 hours | |
0.05 hours | |
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0.23 hours | |
0.14 hours | |
0.05 hours | |
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2.83 hours | |
0.77 hours | |
0.76 hours | |
0.14 hours | |
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0.32 hours | |
0.05 hours | |
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2.54 hours | |
2.0 hours | |
2.0 hours | |
1.84 hours | |
1.33 hours | |
1.22 hours | |
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1.0 hours | |
0.36 hours | |
0.26 hours | |
0.23 hours | |
0.23 hours | |
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2.31 hours | |
1.22 hours | |
1.15 hours | |
1.13 hours | |
1.0 hours | |
1.0 hours | |
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0.7 hours | |
0.33 hours | |
0.05 hours | |
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0.33 hours | |
0.05 hours | |
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0.26 hours | |
0.05 hours | |
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0.99 hours | |
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2.15 hours | |
2.0 hours | |
0.25 hours | |
0.23 hours | |
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1.0 hours | |
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2.0 hours | |
1.0 hours | |
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0.25 hours | |
0.23 hours | |
0.09 hours | |
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0.06 hours | |
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1.0 hours | |
0.27 hours | |
0.09 hours | |
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3.55 hours | |
2.84 hours | |
2.44 hours | |
1.79 hours | |
0.69 hours | |
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0.03 hours | |
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1.4 hours | |
0.83 hours | |
0.65 hours | |
0.27 hours | |
0.22 hours | |
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1.39 hours | |
0.97 hours | |
0.63 hours | |
0.42 hours | |
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0.47 hours | |
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2.22 hours | |
1.33 hours | |
0.48 hours | |
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3.0 hours | |
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8.0 hours | |
3.0 hours | |
2.21 hours | |
1.33 hours | |
1.0 hours | |
0.49 hours | |
0.13 hours | |
0.06 hours | |
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2.0 hours | |
1.68 hours | |
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0.23 hours | |
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0.39 hours | |
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0.42 hours | |
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0.29 hours | |
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0.35 hours | |
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0.32 hours | |
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2.0 hours | |
0.03 hours | |
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3.0 hours | |
2.21 hours | |
2.0 hours | |
1.33 hours | |
0.13 hours | |
0.03 hours | |
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2.0 hours | |
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0.49 hours |