k-nearest neighbors for handwriting recognition

If I had to indicate one algorithm in machine learning that is both very simple and highly effective, then my choice would be the k-nearest neighbors (KNN). What’s more, it’s not only simple and efficient, but it works well in surprisingly many areas of application. In this post I decided to check its effectiveness in …

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Naive Bayes in machine learning

Naive Bayes in machine learning

Do you like statistics? There is a high probability 😉 that you don’t. But don’t worry, statistics are not my strong point either. All in all, it’s hard to say why most people shun statistics, but I feel that many statistical issues are not entirely intuitive. Just reach for the gambler’s fallacy or Monty Hall …

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