Support Vector Machine | Towards Data Science https://towardsdatascience.com/tag/support-vector-machine/ Publish AI, ML & data-science insights to a global community of data professionals. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:49:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://towardsdatascience.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cropped-Favicon-32x32.png Support Vector Machine | Towards Data Science https://towardsdatascience.com/tag/support-vector-machine/ 32 32 The Machine Learning “Advent Calendar” Day 15: SVM in Excel https://towardsdatascience.com/the-machine-learning-advent-calendar-day-15-svm-in-excel/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:41:01 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/?p=607912 Instead of starting with margins and geometry, this article builds the Support Vector Machine step by step from familiar models. By changing the loss function and reusing regularization, SVM appears naturally as a linear classifier trained by optimization. This perspective unifies logistic regression, SVM, and other linear models into a single, coherent framework.

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]]> Support Vector Classifier, Explained: A Visual Guide with Mini 2D Dataset https://towardsdatascience.com/support-vector-classifier-explained-a-visual-guide-with-mini-2d-dataset-62e831e7b9e9/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:47:33 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/support-vector-classifier-explained-a-visual-guide-with-mini-2d-dataset-62e831e7b9e9/ Finding the best "line" to separate the classes? Yeah, sure...

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]]> Simplifying Support Vector Machines – A Concise Introduction into Binary Classification https://towardsdatascience.com/support-vector-machines-svm-ml-basics-machine-learning-data-science-getting-started-1683fc99cd45/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:28:16 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/support-vector-machines-svm-ml-basics-machine-learning-data-science-getting-started-1683fc99cd45/ MLBasics #4: The Binary Classification King - A Journey Through Support Vector Machines

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]]> In-Depth Support Vector Machines (SVMs) for Linear & Non-linear Classification & Regression https://towardsdatascience.com/in-depth-support-vector-machines-svms-for-linear-non-linear-classification-regression-2f743962bfee/ Sun, 19 May 2024 05:54:58 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/in-depth-support-vector-machines-svms-for-linear-non-linear-classification-regression-2f743962bfee/ A deeper understanding of how SVMs work behind the scenes

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]]> Machine Learning Algorithms as a Mapping Between Spaces: From SVMs to Manifold Learning https://towardsdatascience.com/machine-learning-algorithms-as-a-mapping-between-spaces-from-svms-to-manifold-learning-b1dfe1046e4f/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:48:01 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/machine-learning-algorithms-as-a-mapping-between-spaces-from-svms-to-manifold-learning-b1dfe1046e4f/ Exploring the Beauty of Mapping Between Spaces in SVMs, Autoencoders, and Manifold Learning (Isomaps) Algorithms

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]]> Support Vector Machine with Scikit-Learn: A Friendly Introduction https://towardsdatascience.com/support-vector-machine-with-scikit-learn-a-friendly-introduction-a2969f2ff00d/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 04:56:32 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/support-vector-machine-with-scikit-learn-a-friendly-introduction-a2969f2ff00d/ Every data scientist should have SVM in their toolbox. Learn how to master this versatile model with a hands-on introduction.

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]]> ML Basics (Part-2): Support Vector Machines https://towardsdatascience.com/ml-basics-part-2-support-vector-machines-ac4defba2615/ Sun, 11 Dec 2022 05:27:19 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/ml-basics-part-2-support-vector-machines-ac4defba2615/ In the previous post we learned about the Regression methods. In this article we shall go through a similar but slightly advanced machine learning method called "Support Vector Machine (SVM)". Unless you are already familiar, it is advised that you check out the previous post first before reading this article. ML Basics (Part-1): REGRESSION – […]

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]]> Diving into C-Support Vector Classification https://towardsdatascience.com/diving-into-c-support-vector-classification-221ced32e4b4/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:31:10 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/diving-into-c-support-vector-classification-221ced32e4b4/ The tricks that the SVC algorithm can do for us

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]]> Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, and SVM in 10 Minutes https://towardsdatascience.com/understanding-3-classical-machine-learning-models-once-and-for-all-part-1-32a1ac52c0fd/ Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:29:37 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/understanding-3-classical-machine-learning-models-once-and-for-all-part-1-32a1ac52c0fd/ How does linear regression relate to logistic regression and Support Vector Machine?

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]]> Support Vector Machines (SVMs): Important Derivations https://towardsdatascience.com/support-vector-machines-svms-important-derivations-4f50d1e3d4d2/ Mon, 09 May 2022 20:45:11 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/support-vector-machines-svms-important-derivations-4f50d1e3d4d2/ SVM Theory Comprehensively Explained and Visualized

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]]> Classification on Hyperspectral Data https://towardsdatascience.com/classification-on-hyperspectral-data-19c48c432b96/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:48:34 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/classification-on-hyperspectral-data-19c48c432b96/ A step-by-step tutorial about learning how to perform feature reduction and then the classification of hyperspectral data using Support...

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]]> When Do Support Vector Machines Fail? https://towardsdatascience.com/when-do-support-vector-machines-fail-3f23295ebef2/ Sun, 29 Aug 2021 17:51:00 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/when-do-support-vector-machines-fail-3f23295ebef2/ When To And Not Use Them, And How

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]]> Support Vector Machines In Under 5 Minutes https://towardsdatascience.com/support-vector-machines-in-under-5-minutes-3074762a49bf/ Sat, 14 Aug 2021 17:05:54 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/support-vector-machines-in-under-5-minutes-3074762a49bf/ A Brief Introduction To Key Concepts

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]]> Support Vector Machines – multinomial example https://towardsdatascience.com/support-vector-machines-multinomial-example-8d9a86dde1d3/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:51:23 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/support-vector-machines-multinomial-example-8d9a86dde1d3/ SVM's are great for classifying data you do see many binomial examples out there. Here is a good multinomial example in Matlab for you...

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]]> Support Vector Machines – the basics https://towardsdatascience.com/support-vector-machines-the-basics-5a2acc0db450/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 19:29:59 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/support-vector-machines-the-basics-5a2acc0db450/ SVM is a good alternative to logistics regression when classifying a dataset. Being used for both linear and non-linear classifications...

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]]> Build a Classification Model for a Practical Use Case https://towardsdatascience.com/build-a-classification-model-for-a-practical-use-case-670a1bb8dd11/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:02:22 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/build-a-classification-model-for-a-practical-use-case-670a1bb8dd11/ Support Vector Machine Deep Dive with Kernel Trick and Slack Variables

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]]> Anomaly Detection in Python – Part 2; Multivariate Unsupervised Methods and Code https://towardsdatascience.com/anomaly-detection-in-python-part-2-multivariate-unsupervised-methods-and-code-b311a63f298b/ Sat, 22 May 2021 18:44:13 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/anomaly-detection-in-python-part-2-multivariate-unsupervised-methods-and-code-b311a63f298b/ In this article, we will discuss Isolation Forests and One Class SVM to perform Multivariate Unsupervised Anomaly Detection along with code

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]]> A Comprehensive Beginners Guide to the Diverse Field of Anomaly Detection https://towardsdatascience.com/a-comprehensive-beginners-guide-to-the-diverse-field-of-anomaly-detection-8c818d153995/ Fri, 14 May 2021 18:39:26 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/a-comprehensive-beginners-guide-to-the-diverse-field-of-anomaly-detection-8c818d153995/ Isolation Forest, Local Outlier Factor, One-Class SVM, Autoencoders, Robust Covariance Estimator and Time Series Analysis

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]]> AI Computed Breast Cancer Risk Map https://towardsdatascience.com/ai-computed-breast-cancer-risk-map-b29195b477a/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 19:33:59 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/ai-computed-breast-cancer-risk-map-b29195b477a/ A visual and reliable breast cancer diagnosis model using Hierarchical Clustering combined with Boosting and Support Vector Machines

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]]> How can Support Vector Machines help grow a Small Business? https://towardsdatascience.com/how-can-support-vector-machines-help-grow-a-small-business-8e71561616ea/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 16:55:36 +0000 https://towardsdatascience.com/how-can-support-vector-machines-help-grow-a-small-business-8e71561616ea/ This simple Data Science method can help optimize the growth of Small Businesses.

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