Data Science Fundamentals
Learn how this supervised machine learning algorithm works
Published in · 11 min read · Oct 11, 2021
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Logistic regression is a popular classification algorithm due to its simplicity and interpretability. If you are learning about or practicing data science, it’s likely that you have heard of this algorithm or even used it. If you want to deepen your understanding of logistic regression and learn the math behind it, this post provides a brief introduction to logistic regression.
This post assumes that the reader has an understanding of linear regression. If you are not comfortable with linear regression, this article may be helpful in getting the basics of linear regression. We will see a few code examples written in Python, however, the reader can absorb the conceptual knowledge without knowing any Python.
Understanding logistic function is an important prerequisite to understanding logistic regression. So let’s start by understanding what logistic function is.
📍 Logistic function
Logistic function is a…
