Machine Learning Fundamentals

Fisher’s Linear Discriminant: Intuitively Explained

An intuitive explanation of Fisher’s Linear Discriminant, the Basis of Linear Discriminant Analysis

Diego Unzueta
Towards Data Science
6 min readDec 22, 2021

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LDA is a widely used dimensionality reduction technique built on Fisher’s linear discriminant. These concepts are fundamentals of machine…

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With a Data Science masters’ and now working implementing AI in industry, I look to share some insights of this fascinating field.