Why “Gradient” Descent?
Recently I was thinking about the gradient descent algorithm and I was bothered was one question - Why do we go in the direction of…
Recently I was thinking about the gradient descent algorithm and I was bothered was one question - Why do we go in the direction of…
Introduction Recently, Quanta magazine published an article about how a new basic identity about Linear Algebra has surfaced from Applied Physics. The identity is about…
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In this post I will build on the previous posts related to probability theory - I have defined the main results of probability from axioms…
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Prologue Earlier my career I worked for a loyalty card scheme for one of the largest supermarkets in the UK. During my time I was…
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Impostor syndrome is a real feeling and I get it at least twice a day with respect to what I do. Sure, I have a…
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After the last post discussing set theory here, the next logical step is to discuss the concept of probability theory. The theory of probability is…
Recently I have been undertaking a project to commit my accrued notes relating to statistics online. I want to do this for a few reasons:…
Nearest neighbour algorithms classify unlabelled instances (data observations/ cases) by assigning them to a class which is the most similar found in the training data.…