WHAT and WHY of Log Odds
<p>The three main categories of Data Science are <em>Statistics, Machine Learning and Software Engineering</em>. To become a good Data Scientist, one needs to have a combination of all three in their quiver. In this post, I am going to talk about a <strong><em>Log Odds — </em></strong><em>an arrow from the Statistics category</em>. When I first began working in Data Science, I was so confused about Log Odds. I would have questions like What is Log Odds, Why do we need them, etc.</p>
<p>When trying to understand any concept, I like to use the <em>Divide and Understand strateg</em>y, i.e., break it into smaller pieces, understand their meanings separately, and then combine this knowledge to get hold of the concept as a whole. So here, let’s first learn what is meant by <em>Odds</em> and then try to work our way towards understanding <em>Log Odds</em>.</p>
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