306Course · Practitioner

Classification

The other half of supervised learning.

The Course

The other half of supervised learning. Logistic regression, the ROC/PR family, calibration, and the alternatives — with an operating-point choice defended in writing.

Outcomes
  • 01

    Fit a logistic regression.

  • 02

    Compare classifiers.

  • 03

    Read a confusion matrix.

  • 04

    Choose an operating point defensibly.

Prerequisites
  • Regression.
Pacing

~4 hours.

A Note from the Faculty

Calibration is the property that makes predicted probabilities usable.