Regression Analysis with Python

Chapter 4. Logistic Regression

In this chapter, another supervised method is introduced: classification. We will introduce the simplest classifier, the Logistic Regressor, which shares the same foundations as the Linear Regressor, but it targets classification problems.

In the following chapter, you'll find:

• A formal and mathematical definition of the classification problem, for both binary and multiclass problems
• How to evaluate classifier performances—that is, their metrics
• The math behind Logistic Regression
• A revisited formula for SGD, specifically built for Logistic Regression
• The multiclass case, with Multiclass Logistic Regression

Defining a classification problem

Although the name Logistic Regression suggests a regression operation, the goal of ...