What is a Generalised Additive Model?

And why you need to know about it…

Effect of using a linear model vs GAM. Image by Author.

Introduction

Linear Models are considered the Swiss Army Knife of models. There are many adaptations we can make to adapt the model to perform well on a variety of conditions and data types.

Generalised Additive Models (GAMs) are an adaptation that allows us to model non-linear data…