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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which algorithm is commonly used to build a Decision Tree?

    <p>CART algorithm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does a Decision Tree split its branches?

    <p>Based on the test performed on dataset features</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of methods are used as a preprocessing step in feature selection?

    <p>Filter methods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statistical test is typically used in filter methods to select features based on their correlation with the outcome variable?

    <p>Chi-squared test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Pearson’s correlation measure between two continuous variables?

    <p>Linear dependence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method involves finding a linear combination of features by penalizing the absolute size of the regression coefficients?

    <p>Lasso regression</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main concept behind the Random Forest algorithm?

    <p>Ensemble learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Random Forest, how are final predictions made?

    <p>By averaging predictions from multiple decision trees</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the greater number of trees in a Random Forest lead to?

    <p>Higher accuracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of ensemble learning in machine learning?

    <p>Combining multiple classifiers to improve model performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technique is Random Forest primarily based on?

    <p>Decision trees</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What problem does having a large number of trees in a Random Forest help to prevent?

    <p>Overfitting</p> Signup and view all the answers

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