Terms and definitions from all courses

List: A data structure that helps store and manipulate an ordered collection of items


List comprehension: Formulaic creation of a new list based on the values in an existing list
Literacy rate: The percentage of the population in a given age group that can read and write
loc[]: Notation that is used to select pandas rows and columns by name


Log-Odds function: (Refer to logit)
Logical operator: An operator that connects multiple statements together and performs complex comparisons
Logistic regression: A technique that models a categorical dependent variable (Y) based on one or more independent variables (X)
Logit: The logarithm of the odds of a given probability
Loop: A block of code used to carry out iterations


Loss function: A function that measures the distance between the observed values and the model’s estimated values
Lower limit: When constructing an interval, the calculation of the sample means minus the margin of error

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Machine learning: The use and development of algorithms and statistical models to teach computer systems to analyze and discover patterns in data
MAE (Mean Absolute Error): The average of the absolute difference between the predicted and actual values
Magic commands: Commands that are built into IPython to simplify common tasks
Magics: (Refer to magic commands)
MANCOVA (Multivariate Analysis of Covariance): An extension of ANCOVA and MANOVA that compares how two or more continuous outcome variables vary according to categorical independent variables, while controlling for covariates
MANOVA (Multivariate Analysis of Variance): An extension of ANOVA that compares how two or more continuous outcome variables vary according to categorical independent variables