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Random Forests

Decidedly not the path less traveled

Today's Tour

  • Background Info
  • What's a Decision Tree?
  • What's a Random Forest?
  • What do I need to do to get my data ready for a random forest?
  • Do I only get accurate predictions, or will it tell me what's important and useful in making those predictions?
    • Otherwise known as, "If I use a RF on a dating site's data, will it tell me what's important for predicting human love?"
  • Our project for the day!

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  • Easy to use

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