You’re Missing The Point Behind PCA

Just as with most things in computer science, understanding what PCA (Principal Component Analysis) is or why it works takes hours of digging and sifting through complicated documentation. When trying to learn about PCA, most resources that I came across glossed over how/why PCA actually worked and didn’t give me any intuition behind the algorithm’s motives.

My goal with this article is to compile an easy-to-understand account of what PCA actually is and why it works. I will provide …

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