Reading 15: Classification II: Classification Trees and Ensemble Methods#
For the class on Wednesday, March 26th
Reading assignments#
Read the following sections of [The20]:
Sec. 7.8 “Classification Trees”
Sec. 7.9 “Combining Classifiers”
Questions#
Submit your answer on Canvas. Due at noon, Wednesday, March 26th
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List anything from your reading that confuses you. Explain why they confuse you. If nothing confuses you, briefly summarize what you have learned from this reading assignment.
The random forest method is commonly used for a classification task, and we rarely use a single decision tree. Based on what you read, briefly explain why random forest is preferred. What is the main advantage of using random forest over a single decision tree?