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Chapter 4 - Classification 2. Logistic Regression

Logistic regression is a classification algorithm that assigns observations to discrete classes by transforming outputs using the sigmoid function, which returns probabilities for categorical dependent variables. Unlike linear regression, it models probabilities for classification problems with two possible outcomes. Common applications include fraud detection, disease diagnosis, and spam classification, and datasets should be free of missing values for effective use.

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Chapter 4 - Classification 2. Logistic Regression

Logistic regression is a classification algorithm that assigns observations to discrete classes by transforming outputs using the sigmoid function, which returns probabilities for categorical dependent variables. Unlike linear regression, it models probabilities for classification problems with two possible outcomes. Common applications include fraud detection, disease diagnosis, and spam classification, and datasets should be free of missing values for effective use.

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Logistic Regression

Logistic regression is a classification algorithm used to


observations discrete set of classes
to
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assign a
Unlike linear regression which outputs continuous number
values logistic regression transforms its output
using the sigmoid function to return the probability
value which can then be to two or more discrete
mailed
classes
Logistic regression models the probabilities for
classification problem with two possible outcomes
Logistic regression is used when dependent variableCtarget
is categorical

Instead of fitting model


a
straight line or hyperplane the
logistic regression uses the logistic function to
squeeze the output of a linear equation between 042

Sigmoid function y 1
n
te
here R is the independent variable which we want to
transform
e is Euler's constant i e Z 71828 and y is output
Sigmoid function is simply trying to convert the
independent variable into a probability that ranges
between 0 and 2 with respect to the dependent
variable

Q what about data points


which are positioned precisely
at o s probability
Ans They will be unclassified
This situation is very rare
fields where Logistic Regression
is used
fraud Detection
Disease Diagnosis
Emergency Detection
Spam No spam
True false

while working with Logistic Regression dataset should


be free of missing values

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