The data doctor continues his exploration of Python-based machine learning techniques, explaining binary classification using logistic regression, which he likes for its simplicity.

Laurence D. Robinson, Nicholas P. Jewell, Some Surprising Results about Covariate Adjustment in Logistic Regression Models, International Statistical Review / Revue Internationale de Statistique, Vol.

This article will cover the basic theory behind logistic regression, the types of logistic regression, when to use them and take you through a worked example.

What are the advantages of logistic regression over decision trees? This question was originally answered on Quora by Claudia Perlich.

S. Le Cessie, J. C. Van Houwelingen, Ridge Estimators in Logistic Regression, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C (Applied Statistics), Vol. 41, No. 1 ...