Choosing the right estimator

Often the hardest part of solving a machine learning problem can be finding the right estimator for the job. Different estimators are better suited for different types of data and different problems. The flowchart below is designed to give users a bit of a rough guide on how to approach problems with regard to which…

What is Logistic Regression?

ogistic Regression is a statistical method used for binary classification tasks, where the outcome variable is categorical and has two classes. Despite its name, it is used for classification rather than regression. The logistic regression algorithm models the probability that a given input belongs to a particular class. The logistic regression model applies the logistic…

NumPy function argmax

np.argmax is a NumPy function that returns the indices of the maximum values along a specified axis in an array. If the input array is multi-dimensional, you can specify the axis along which the maximum values are computed. Here’s a simple example: Output: In this example, np.argmax(arr) returns the index (position) of the maximum value…

Parameter cv in GridSearchCV

In scikit-learn’s GridSearchCV (Grid Search Cross Validation), the parameter cv stands for “cross-validation.” It determines the cross-validation splitting strategy to be used when evaluating the performance of a machine learning model. When cv is set to an integer (e.g., cv=5), it represents the number of folds in a (Stratified) K-Fold cross-validation. For example, cv=5 means…

NumPy function argsort

np.argsort is a NumPy function that returns the indices that would sort an array along a specified axis. It performs an indirect sort on the input array and returns an array of indices that represent the sorted order of the elements. The returned indices can be used to construct a sorted version of the input…