Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
When your Neural Network has more than one output, then it is very common to train with SoftMax and, once trained, swap SoftMax out for ArgMax. This video give you all the details on these two methods so that you'll know when and why to use ArgMax or SoftMax.
NOTE: This StatQuest assumes that you already understand:
The main ideas behind Neural Networks: youtu.be/CqOfi41LfDw
How Neural Networks work with multiple inputs and outputs: youtu.be/83LYR-1IcjA
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0:00 Awesome song and introduction
2:02 ArgMax
4:21 SoftMax
6:36 SoftMax properties
9:31 SoftMax general equation
10:20 SoftMax derivatives
#StatQuest #NeuralNetworks #ArgMax #SoftMax
When your Neural Network has more than one output, then it is very common to train with SoftMax and, once trained, swap SoftMax out for ArgMax. This video give you all the details on these two methods so that you'll know when and why to use ArgMax or SoftMax.
NOTE: This StatQuest assumes that you already understand:
The main ideas behind Neural Networks: youtu.be/CqOfi41LfDw
How Neural Networks work with multiple inputs and outputs: youtu.be/83LYR-1IcjA
For a complete index of all the StatQuest videos, check out:
statquest.org/video-index
If you'd like to support StatQuest, please consider...
Patreon: patreon.com/statquest
...or...
YouTube Membership: youtube.com/channel/UCtYLUTtgS3k1Fg4y5tAhLbw/join
...buying one of my books, a study guide, a t-shirt or hoodie, or a song from the StatQuest store...
statquest.org/statquest-store
...or just donating to StatQuest!
paypal.me/statquest
Lastly, if you want to keep up with me as I research and create new StatQuests, follow me on twitter:
twitter.com/joshuastarmer
0:00 Awesome song and introduction
2:02 ArgMax
4:21 SoftMax
6:36 SoftMax properties
9:31 SoftMax general equation
10:20 SoftMax derivatives
#StatQuest #NeuralNetworks #ArgMax #SoftMax
