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* How to implement logistic regression.
 
* How to implement logistic regression.
 
* Why regularization matters.
 
* Why regularization matters.
* How logistic regression and naive Bayes are similar/different.
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* How logistic regression and naive Bayes are similar and different.
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* What "overfitting" is, and why optimizing performance on a training set does not ''necessarily'' lead to good performance on a test set.

Revision as of 10:51, 3 July 2013

This a lecture used in the Syllabus for Machine Learning 10-601

Slides

Readings

  • None

Assignment

  • Implement logistic regression and apply it to a couple of datasets, using an off-the-shelf optimization routine. Experiment by changing the regularization parameter. (Details to be posted later.)

What You Should Know Afterward

  • How to implement logistic regression.
  • Why regularization matters.
  • How logistic regression and naive Bayes are similar and different.
  • What "overfitting" is, and why optimizing performance on a training set does not necessarily lead to good performance on a test set.