Machine Learning

CS 6350, DS 4350, Spring 2025

Logistic Regression

In this lecture, we will look at the logistic regression classifier, and how we can learn the classifier under the maximum likelihood and maximum a posteriori criteria. We will also see how the logistic regression classifier fits in the scheme of learning with loss minimization.

Lectures

  • Chapter 6 of Tom Mitchell’s book

  • Chapter 7 of A Course in Machine Learning by Hal Daume

  • Chapters 2 and 3 of Pattern Classification by Duda, Hart and Stork