PinnedLogan YanginTowards Data ScienceWhy Sigmoid: A Probabilistic PerspectiveThis post aims to give an extensive yet intuitive set of reasons why the logistic sigmoid function is chosen for the linear classification…·15 min read·Apr 25, 2020--1--1
Logan YanginTowards Data ScienceIntroducing the Loss Landscape Animation Python PackageIn my previous article Visualizing Optimization Trajectory of Neural Nets, I showed a number of animated figures to demonstrate the…·5 min read·Jan 28, 2021--1--1
Logan YanginTowards Data ScienceA 3-Minute Review of PCA: Compression and RecoveryThe handiest visual note of PCA·5 min read·Jan 20, 2021--1--1
Logan YanginThe StartupI Created an Alexa Skill to Settle an Argument With My WifeHow to get started building Alexa skills for things you are too lazy to search online·10 min read·Dec 22, 2020----
Logan YanginTowards Data ScienceHow I Designed My Own Full-Stack ML Engineering DegreeThe road to end-to-end data scientist/machine learning engineer·13 min read·Nov 19, 2020--3--3
Logan YanginLevel Up CodingColonize Space with Fractal TreesA quick guide to fractals and the Space Colonization algorithm·7 min read·Jul 31, 2020--1--1
Logan YanginTowards Data ScienceSimulate Any Distribution with Rejection SamplingA short probability and algorithm tutorial that’s worth your while·3 min read·Jul 30, 2020----
Logan YanginTowards Data ScienceBuilding A Mental Model for BackpropagationBy implementing your own deep learning framework in Python·7 min read·Jun 27, 2020----
Logan YanginTowards Data ScienceVisualizing Optimization Trajectory in Neural NetsIn the previous post, I showed some animated plots for the training process of linear regression and logistic regression. Developing a…·7 min read·May 16, 2020--3--3
Logan YanginThe StartupVisualizing Optimization in Linear Regression and Logistic RegressionThis is one post in a series for machine learning optimization animations. Each plot can serve as a flashcard for easy consumption.·8 min read·Apr 18, 2020--1--1