Least Squares: Where Convenience Meets Optimality
0. Least Squares is used almost everywhere when it comes to numerical optimization and regression tasks in machine learning. It aims at minimizing the Mean Squared Error (MSE) of a given model. Both L1 (sum of absolute values) and L2 (sum of squares) norms offer an intuitive way to sum signed errors while preventing them …
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