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En el módulo de regresión lineal,
exploraste cómo construir un modelo para realizar predicciones numéricas
continuas, como la eficiencia del combustible de un automóvil. Pero ¿qué sucede si quieres crear
un modelo para responder preguntas como "¿Lloverá hoy?" o "¿Es este correo electrónico spam?"?
En este módulo, se presenta un nuevo tipo de modelo de regresión llamado regresión logística, que está diseñado para predecir la probabilidad de un resultado determinado.
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