Logistic Regression: Binary And Multinomial 🎉

This is used when your target variable has (e.g., predicting if a user will choose Product A, B, or C).

Instead of one sigmoid function, it uses the Softmax function . It essentially runs multiple binary regressions comparing each category to a "reference" category.

The categories must be nominal (no inherent order). If the categories have a natural ranking (like "Low, Medium, High"), you should use Ordinal Logistic Regression instead. Logistic Regression: Binary and Multinomial

Logistic Regression: Binary vs. Multinomial Logistic regression is a statistical method used to predict the probability of a categorical outcome based on one or more independent variables. Despite the name, it is used for , not regression. 1. Binary Logistic Regression

Use if you are choosing between several distinct labels where one choice doesn't "outrank" another. This is used when your target variable has (e

It uses the Sigmoid function to map any real-valued number into a value between 0 and 1. The Math: It models the "log-odds" of the probability

ln(p1−p)=β0+β1x1+...+βnxnl n open paren the fraction with numerator p and denominator 1 minus p end-fraction close paren equals beta sub 0 plus beta sub 1 x sub 1 plus point point point plus beta sub n x sub n Usually, if the predicted probability is ≥0.5is greater than or equal to 0.5 , it’s classified as "1"; otherwise, it's "0." 2. Multinomial Logistic Regression The categories must be nominal (no inherent order)

This is used when your target variable has exactly (e.g., Yes/No, Pass/Fail, Spam/Not Spam).