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S3E17: Logistic Regression: 2 Logit 2 Quit

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The S Shape Algorithm of Probability

We have a non linear relation that we need to represent in our model. We don't even have probability as an outcome. As x gets higher and higher, our predictions should be either piking at or at zero. The s shape ally captures our belief about the way predictions of probabilities ought to behave. So where we're going to go is either thinking about fitting probabilities with an s shape, or taking those things and bending them to our will.

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