Decision Tree Classification Algorithm

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What is the primary purpose of a Decision Tree?

  • Creating outcome branches
  • Finding multiple decision rules
  • Representing features of a dataset (correct)
  • Solving only Regression problems

Which type of problems is a Decision Tree most commonly preferred for solving?

  • Unsupervised learning problems
  • Clustering problems
  • Regression problems
  • Classification problems (correct)

What do Leaf nodes represent in a Decision Tree?

  • Features of a dataset
  • Output of decisions (correct)
  • Decision rules
  • Branches

What does the Root node of a Decision Tree represent?

<p>Entire dataset (C)</p>
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Which algorithm is commonly used to build a Decision Tree?

<p>CART algorithm (C)</p>
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How does a Decision Tree split its branches?

<p>Based on the test performed on dataset features (B)</p>
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What type of methods are used as a preprocessing step in feature selection?

<p>Filter methods (B)</p>
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Which statistical test is typically used in filter methods to select features based on their correlation with the outcome variable?

<p>Chi-squared test (C)</p>
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What does Pearson’s correlation measure between two continuous variables?

<p>Linear dependence (D)</p>
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Which method is used to find a linear combination of features that characterizes or separates classes in a categorical variable?

<p>Linear discriminant analysis (LDA) (D)</p>
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What does ANOVA stand for and how does it differ from LDA?

<p>Analysis of variance; Operated using categorical independent features and one continuous dependent feature (B)</p>
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Which method involves finding a linear combination of features by penalizing the absolute size of the regression coefficients?

<p>Lasso regression (C)</p>
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What is the main concept behind the Random Forest algorithm?

<p>Ensemble learning (B)</p>
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In Random Forest, how are final predictions made?

<p>By averaging predictions from multiple decision trees (D)</p>
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What does the greater number of trees in a Random Forest lead to?

<p>Higher accuracy (D)</p>
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What is the purpose of ensemble learning in machine learning?

<p>Combining multiple classifiers to improve model performance (D)</p>
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Which technique is Random Forest primarily based on?

<p>Decision trees (A)</p>
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What problem does having a large number of trees in a Random Forest help to prevent?

<p>Overfitting (B)</p>
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