2.1 - Logistic Regression
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Practice Questions
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What does logistic regression predict?
💡 Hint: Think about examples like spam emails.
Is logistic regression used for classification tasks?
💡 Hint: Consider the term 'classification'.
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What type of classification is logistic regression used for?
💡 Hint: Think about two possible outcomes.
True or False: Logistic regression can predict more than two categories.
💡 Hint: Consider the definition of binary classification.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider a dataset with 1000 samples where 900 are negative and 100 are positive. If a model predicts all samples as negative, what would be the accuracy, and why is this misleading?
💡 Hint: Think about what accuracy measures in terms of true positives and negatives.
Discuss how the choice of threshold in logistic regression affects the model's precision and recall.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when you shift the cutoff point for predictions.
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