Classification

Being able to put things into certain classes might be the most common type of ML application that you see in the world, and has been a staple of the industry for a long time.

There are two main types of classification: binary classification and multi-class classification. As the names indicate, binary classification is when the outcome only has two possible options. It's very common to have a true or false outcome in this setup.

Multi-class classification is when there are more than two possible classes. This could be for a variety of scenarios, such as movie genre. The approaches taken for them are very similar to a binary classification problem.

Let's check out some examples that might help you get a better grasp on problems that fall into the classification bucket:

Whether emails are spam or not (binary)

• Whether you would survive the Titanic sinking (binary)
• Identifying the type of flower (multi-class)
• Labeling handwritten...