7.2 - Regression vs Classification
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Practice Questions
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What type of output does regression predict?
💡 Hint: Think about what kind of numbers we can have in outcomes.
Which algorithm would you use for classification tasks?
💡 Hint: Remember that classification deals with categories.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What type of values does regression predict?
💡 Hint: Think of numerical predictions.
True or False: Logistic Regression is used for regression tasks.
💡 Hint: Remember that regression and classification tasks are different.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a dataset with housing prices and features such as square footage and location, describe the approach you would take using regression.
💡 Hint: Think about how you'd set up your data for predictions.
If an email classifier shows that an email has a 30% probability of being spam, explain the classification decision based on this probability.
💡 Hint: Review the classification threshold concept.
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