
Ep. 234 - Simplexes and Distributions
The Local Maximum with Max Sklar
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Using a Categorical Distribution in Social Media
A categorical distribution is just a probability distribution assigned to a finite list of events. In social media, it could be the list of emoji reactions that the user is trying to pick. By doing this, we don't have to use calculus at all or any fancy math. If poop is 10 and heart is 20, the probability of them choosing an emoji in the set, poop or heart is 30%.
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