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This is a really nice introduction to logistic regression, well done! My one quibble with the OP is the jump into Newton's method. Maybe a derivation to explain the five steps would help. Thanks!

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Thank you. I err'ed on the side of caution to (try) to reduce information overload, but I also didn't want to assume too much prior knowledge. Delicate balance...

Maybe a linked post that dives deeper into the 5 steps of Newton's Method? Would that be more approachable?

Yeah, that would work. Honestly, when I studied logistic regression, we used gradient descent, so seeing it with Newton's method was the draw for me. I can go find the resources myself of course, but since I was reading the article I thought it would be convenient there :)

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