DOC Beginners Tutorial about scikit-learn

[adrinjalali]

The format / style guide would be the same as what we already have in the user guide. You might wanna have a look at our contributing guide, specifically the documentation part: https://scikit-learn.org/dev/developers/contributing.html#documentation

[singhstack]

Thank you for raising this issue! It's true that the current user guide can be a bit overwhelming for beginners who are new to machine learning.

I really like the suggestion of creating a new section something like ("Before you get started"/"Getting Started") that includes content highlighted in the 'basics tutorial.' This could significantly improve the onboarding experience for new users.

I'm familiar with scikit-learn and have experience writing technical documentation. I'd be happy to help develop this section to incorporate these introductory concepts.

Is there a specific format or style guide for contributing to the user guide? I'm happy to follow any existing guidelines and collaborate with you on this effort.

[singhstack]

I noted that the current Getting Started (1) section outside User Guide covers basic commands re: model training and evaluation.

While the tutorial (2) covers brief foundational ML theory.

Combining (1) and (2) would give the users a more comprehensive starting point, and make them better prepared for the User Guide. I can get started on one section that covers that.

If you have any initial thoughts (topics, structure) & a timeline for this, please let me know. Thanks!

[hoipranav]

Hey can I work on this if this issue's open?

[adrinjalali]

@hoipranav this is not suitable as a first contribution. I suggest you start with easier issues or to continue pull requests that are marked as easy and stalled

[hoipranav]

Okay @adrinjalali I'll surely look into some easier or stalled PR. Thank you!