Introduction to Linear & Logistic Regression

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About this course

A comprehensive introduction to linear & logistic regression for newcomers.

  • 3 lessons
  • 15 min
  • beginner

What you'll learn

  • Explain the historical origins of linear regression and the concept of regression to the mean
  • Identify the key figures in developing logistic regression as a statistical model
  • Recognize how both regression techniques fit into the broader landscape of supervised machine learning
  • Describe the purpose and output type of linear regression for continuous prediction
  • Explain how logistic regression uses the S-shaped curve to model probability for categorical outcomes
  • Compare least squares estimation (linear regression) with maximum likelihood estimation (logistic regression)

Finishing the course

  • 12 knowledge-check questions along the way, so you know the ideas stuck before you move on.
  • Watching is free and needs no account. Sign in to save your progress. Pass each lesson's quiz (60%+) to earn the certificate. Each certificate has its own public verification link to share, marked quiz-verified.
  • Part of the Machine Learning Fundamentals and Applications learning path. Enrol in the path and finish its required courses to earn one certificate for all of them.