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The document explains the K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) algorithm, specifically focusing on the n_neighbors parameter, which determines how many nearest neighbors are considered for classification. It provides a visual example of classifying a new data point based on the majority class of its neighbors and includes a Python code implementation using Matplotlib to demonstrate KNN classification. The example dataset consists of two classes, and the KNN model is fitted to predict the class of a new data point.

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Explanation:: You Said

The document explains the K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) algorithm, specifically focusing on the n_neighbors parameter, which determines how many nearest neighbors are considered for classification. It provides a visual example of classifying a new data point based on the majority class of its neighbors and includes a Python code implementation using Matplotlib to demonstrate KNN classification. The example dataset consists of two classes, and the KNN model is fitted to predict the class of a new data point.

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# Import KNeighborsClassifier

from sklearn.neighbors import KNeighborsClassifier

# Define X (features) and y (target)


y = churn_df["churn"].values
X = churn_df[["account_length", "customer_service_calls"]].values

# Create a KNN classifier with 6 neighbors


knn = KNeighborsClassifier(n_neighbors=6) # Corrected parameter name

# Fit the classifier to the data


knn.fit(X, y) # Using the correct variable name (X)

Let me know if you need further clarifications! 🚀


4o

You said:
knn = KNeighborsClassifier(n_neighbors=6) # Corrected parameter name what is the parameter
taking

ChatGPT said:
ChatGPT

The n_neighbors parameter in KNeighborsClassifier(n_neighbors=6) specifies the


number of nearest neighbors that the classifier will consider when making predictions.

Explanation:

●​ The K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) algorithm classifies a new data point based on the
majority class among its n_neighbors nearest points in the training data.
●​ Setting n_neighbors=6 means the classifier will look at the 6 closest data points when
determining the class of a new instance.
●​ The class label is assigned based on a majority vote among these 6 neighbors.

Example:

If a new data point is surrounded by the following neighbors:

1.​ Class A
2.​ Class B
3.​ Class A
4.​ Class A
5.​ Class B
6.​ Class A

Since Class A appears 4 times and Class B appears 2 times, the new data point will be
classified as Class A.

Would you like a visualization or a more detailed example? 😊


4o

You said:
yes

ChatGPT said:
ChatGPT

Let's break this down with a visual example of how the K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) algorithm
works when n_neighbors=6.

Concept: How KNN Classifies a New Point

Imagine we have a dataset with two classes:

🔵 Class A (Blue)
🔴 Class B (Red)
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●​

Now, let's say we have a new point (⚫ Black dot) that we want to classify. The KNN algorithm
will look at its 6 nearest neighbors.

Visual Representation of KNN (n_neighbors=6)


lua

🔵 🔴 🔵
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⚫ <-- New Point to classify


🔵 🔴 🔵
🔵 🔴
1.​ The algorithm finds the 6 nearest neighbors.

🔵
2.​ Counts how many belong to Class A ( ) and how many belong to Class B ( ):

🔴
○​ (Class A) → 4 neighbors

🔵
○​ (Class B) → 2 neighbors
3.​ Since Class A has the majority (4 votes vs. 2), the new point is classified as Class
A.

Code Implementation & Visualization in Python

We can use Matplotlib to visualize KNN classification.

Step 1: Generate Sample Data


python
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import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from sklearn.neighbors import KNeighborsClassifier

# Sample dataset (features: x1, x2), labels (0 = Blue, 1 = Red)


X = np.array([[1, 2], [2, 3], [3, 1], [6, 5], [7, 7], [8, 6]])
y = np.array([0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1]) # Class 0 (Blue), Class 1 (Red)

# New data point to classify


new_point = np.array([[5, 4]])

# Create and fit KNN model with 6 neighbors


knn = KNeighborsClassifier(n_neighbors=6)
knn.fit(X, y)

# Predict class for the new point


prediction = knn.predict(new_point)

# Visualization
plt.scatter(X[:, 0], X[:, 1], c=y, cmap='coolwarm', edgecolors='k',
s=100)
plt.scatter(new_point[:, 0], new_point[:, 1], c='black', marker='*',
s=200, label='New Point')

plt.xlabel('Feature 1')
plt.ylabel('Feature 2')
plt.legend()
plt.title(f'KNN Classification (Predicted Class: {prediction[0]})')
plt.show()

Step 2: Explanation of Code

●​ We create a toy dataset with two classes (Blue = 0, Red = 1).

⚫
●​ We fit a KNN model with n_neighbors=6.
●​ We predict the class of a new data point ( black star).
●​ We visualize the classification result.

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