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Softmax Activation Function: walk through the math with me
I chose to walk through the Softmax activation function for this week, because it was one of the most confusing activation functions that I worked to understand. Thus I have a soft spot (corny laughter) in my heart for it. The motivation for Softmax...
Apr 19, 20213 min read455
Entropy: what is it and why should you care?
Decision trees Last week we explored Decision Trees, and I said that the algorithm chooses the split of data that is most advantageous as it makes each branch in the tree. But how does the algorithm know which split is the most advantageous? In othe...
Mar 7, 202111 min read288
Do you need math to get started with machine learning?
My slightly ranty opinion plus some tips for growth
Feb 21, 20219 min read1.4K