Algorithm selection is a very important task when working in the field of data science. The wrong algorithm can lead to invalid or misguided predictions.
There are a few rules that we generally follow when selecting an algorithm.
You can check out Machine learning algorithm cheat sheet for Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/machine-learning/studio/algorithm-cheat-sheet for more information.
A gist of the cheat sheet is shown in the following screenshot:
