<![CDATA[Stories by Nikhil Dasari on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@dasarinikhil076?source=rss-87ba36ad84bc------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*zvp0DL4DT0KV1lUfOvOk5Q.png Stories by Nikhil Dasari on Medium https://medium.com/@dasarinikhil076?source=rss-87ba36ad84bc------2 Medium Sun, 15 Nov 2026 19:01:01 GMT <![CDATA[Probability vs. Likelihood: The Subtle Difference That Is Easy to Overlook]]>

To understand this, let’s start with a basic experiment we’re already familiar with.

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Have you heard of Huber loss?

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]]> https://medium.com/@dasarinikhil076/huber-loss-explained-why-mse-and-mae-arent-always-enough-7bfb2e2db987?source=rss-87ba36ad84bc------2 https://medium.com/p/7bfb2e2db987 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:43:37 GMT 2026-10-20T10:55:58.166Z <![CDATA[Neural Networks, Explained for Beginners: Start Here If They’ve Confused You]]>

Nowadays, everyone’s talking about the latest technologies like large language models, Agentic AI, multimodal systems, and techniques like…

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]]> https://medium.com/@dasarinikhil076/neural-networks-explained-for-beginners-start-here-if-theyve-confused-you-d46012c489a2?source=rss-87ba36ad84bc------2 https://medium.com/p/d46012c489a2 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:00:28 GMT 2026-09-13T15:03:17.862Z <![CDATA[Lasso Regression: Why the Solution Lives on a Diamond]]>

In my recent blog post on linear regression, we solved a linear regression problem using the concept of vectors and projections instead of…

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]]> https://medium.com/@dasarinikhil076/lasso-regression-why-the-solution-lives-on-a-diamond-52fa8af1a136?source=rss-87ba36ad84bc------2 https://medium.com/p/52fa8af1a136 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:52 GMT 2026-07-14T09:34:07.407Z <![CDATA[Linear Regression Is Actually a Projection Problem (Part 2: From Projections to Predictions)]]>

We think that linear regression is about fitting a line to data.

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When we want to build a regression model, which means fitting a straight line on the data to predict future values, we first visualize our…

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]]> https://medium.com/@dasarinikhil076/the-pearson-correlation-coefficient-explained-simply-17d94d3f3699?source=rss-87ba36ad84bc------2 https://medium.com/p/17d94d3f3699 Sat, 01 Nov 2025 16:00:52 GMT 2026-02-09T02:41:32.636Z <![CDATA[How Hypothesis Testing is Actually Used in Machine Learning]]>

A simple walkthrough of how and where we use hypothesis testing in real ML workflows.

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]]> https://pub.towardsai.net/why-does-hypothesis-testing-matter-in-machine-learning-4c0ceaefad73?source=rss-87ba36ad84bc------2 https://medium.com/p/4c0ceaefad73 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:02:03 GMT 2025-10-07T13:59:32.379Z <![CDATA[The Kolmogorov-Smirnov Statistic Explained: Measuring Model Power in Credit Risk Modeling]]>

These days, people are taking more loans than ever. For anyone who wants to build their own house, home loans are available and if you own…

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Understand how ROC curves and AUC help you go beyond accuracy with visuals and examples.

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