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If the coecient = 0, then it means that the input has no impact on the model that is, 0*x = 0.

This is an important factor because sometimes, especially in the regularization methods, the

coecients are shrunk to zero.

Classification

Classification is required when we are dealing with a discrete output. So in simple words,

whenever you want an answer which deals with a finite or fixed set of results, then you would

require classification. For instance, for a web application to detect spam emails, it is faced with

two likely outcomes; any incoming email can be either authentic or spam. This type of classifica-

tion is also known as binary classification.

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Feature learning Classification

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Multi-label classification takes other useful factors into account and can be used for audio

and text analysis, image grouping, and user segmentation.

Classification problems deal with “observed” set of values. Depending upon the number

of input, a classification model performs a prediction for multiple outcomes. While under-

standing classification, the following jargon is used extensively.

• Classifier: The classification algorithm which applies the mapping of a given input to

certain grouping.

• Classification model: A model attempts to extract an outcome from the given training.

Itestimates the labels of the fresh data.

• Feature: An atomic measurable metric from a given phenomenon (which is being observed).

• Multi-class classification: An extension of binary classification. In this type of classifica-

tion, a sample is defined with any single label (target). For instance, a sport can either be

basketball or baseball but not both in the same time interval.

• Multi-label classification: Classification in which samples are assigned with multiple

target labels. For instance, a website can have a blog for machine learning, IoT, and AI in

the same time interval.

To build any classification model, you would first have to initialize a classifier. Then, you

would be required to train that classifier and lastly, you have to generate results for the observed

values of x for an estimation or prediction of the label y.

To understand further, let’s look over some classification algorithms.

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