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Mathematics in a data science or machine learning context refers to the mathematical underpinnings for algorithms, optimization, statistics, and linear algebra etc.

Mathematics in a data science or machine learning context refers to the mathematical underpinnings for algorithms, optimization, statistics, and linear algebra etc.

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Choose points to maximize volume of convex hull

Suppose I have N points (labeled 1, 2, ..., k, ..., N) in D dimensions. I'd like to choose the order of points such that, after each point, the volume of the convex hull is maximized. In other words, the volume of the convex hull is a function of…
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Ridge regression terms

Can anybody let me know the definition of these terms? I know we solve this for Beta but I want to have the definition
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intuitive understanding of (1+parameter)/parameter

When looking at a function that contains term (1+parameter)/parameter, should there be an intuitive understanding for why this term is included. For example if a function for fishing mortality includes this term and "parameter" is a a growth…
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compare log and division of numbers

What is the difference between (a) taking the logarithm of a set of numbers (b) dividing the set of numbers by an integer. Both appear to reduce the scale of set of numbers, so can they be used interchangeably?
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What can I use to limit the range of a Cantor pairing function to 255?

I have 2 data input sets [0-20] and [0-7] and I need a pairing function like CANTOR to restrict the mapped value to [0 - 255]. Would it be feasible to use MOD(256) to restrict the result?
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Trouble understanding some parts of machine learning

I am new in this field. I took one of the many courses “Introduction in Machine Learning” and realized that I have a problems with some parts of the machine learning like “Metric methods ”, “Linear classification methods”, “Support vector machine”…
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