Study Note: Bias, Variance and Model Complexity
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Qualitative Predictors Predictors with Only Two Levels Suppose that we wish to investigate differences in credit card balance between males and females, ignoring the other variables for the moment. If a qualitative predictor (also known as a factor) only has two levels, or possible values, then incorporating it into a regression model is very simple. We simply create an indicator or dummy variable that takes on two possible numerical values. and use this variable as a predictor in the regression equation. This results in the model ...
Study note of Big Data Essentials: HDFS, MapReduce and Spark RDD ...
Study note of Big Data Essentials: HDFS, MapReduce and Spark RDD ...