Data Science from Scratch Workshop - Logistic Regression

9th session of "Data Science from Scratch" Workshop -- we will be learning about logistic regression.

This session will build upon material covered in earlier sessions. If you didn't attend the earlier workshops you can refer to those event pages to see what was covered. For resources on setting up your Python environment, using the command line, and learning the basics of Python and git, check out:

• Workshop 1 (https://www.meetup.com/Women-in-Data-Science-ATX/events/228757644/)

Where to Buy the Book:

O'Reilly has agreed to partner with us to offer discounts of the "Data Science from Scratch" book and eBook (and any O'Reilly books) at a 40% or 50% discount, respectively! Use promo code PCBW on their website (http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920033400.do) to get your book for the workshop.

Before the Meetup:

In order to make the most out of this session, please:

1. Work through the material from the previous sessions:

• https://github.com/womenindatascienceatx (http://mepa.github.io/widsatx-python/)

2. Review the chapters covered in the previous sessions: Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, and 15.

3. Read new material: Chapter 16 ("Logistic Regression")

Agenda:

6:30 - 7 Dinner/Networking

7 - 7:30 Introduction/Connect with your group

7:30 - 9:30 Presentations/Work in groups