Softmax Regression

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Softmax regression has an unusual property that it has a "redundant" set of parameters.  To explain what this means,  
Softmax regression has an unusual property that it has a "redundant" set of parameters.  To explain what this means,  
suppose we take each of our parameter vectors <math>\theta_j</math>, and subtract some fixed vector <math>\psi</math>
suppose we take each of our parameter vectors <math>\theta_j</math>, and subtract some fixed vector <math>\psi</math>
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from it, so that <math>\theta_j</math> is now replaced with <math>\theta_j - \psi</math>.  Our hypothesis
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from it, so that <math>\theta_1</math> is now replaced with <math>\theta_1 - \psi</math>,
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<math>\theta_2</math> is replaced with <math>\theta_2 - \psi</math>, and so on.  Our hypothesis
now estimates the class label probabilities as
now estimates the class label probabilities as

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