MLAug 24, 2017
Logistic Regression as Soft Perceptron Learning
arXiv:1708.07826v11 citations
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This is an incremental insight for machine learning researchers, clarifying theoretical relationships between classical algorithms.
The paper identifies a connection between gradient ascent for logistic regression and the perceptron learning algorithm, framing logistic learning as a 'soft' variant of perceptron learning.
We comment on the fact that gradient ascent for logistic regression has a connection with the perceptron learning algorithm. Logistic learning is the "soft" variant of perceptron learning.