Naive Bayes classifier: A friendly approach

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 13:30:06 +0000

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A visual description of Bayes' Theorem and the Naive Bayes algorithm, and an application to spam detection.
No previous knowledge is needed, aside from knowing how to multiply and divide, a visual mind and a desire to learn.

For a code implementation, check out this repo:
https://github.com/luisguiserr....ano/manning/tree/mas

0:00 Introduction
0:39 Spam Detector
4:59 Problem
10:34 Naive Bayes Classifier
17:00 Bayes Theorem