Hello! I just finished watching the 5 minute lecture on Logistic Regression in Week 2 of the Neural Networks and Deep Learning Course. In this lecture, prof. Andrew NG explains why linear regression is unsuitable for solving binary classification problems and says that logistic regression should be …

C1_W2_Logistic Regression Video_Doubt about Linear Regression

Rashmi July 21, 2022, 1:21pm 2

Hi, Darsh Gandhi.

Welcome to the community.

Here’s a thread that will clarify all your doubts on why Logistic Regression is used in such cases.

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