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BPE 22, Decision Trees

Decision Trees are a widely used machine learning algorithm for classification and regression, characterized by a tree-like structure that splits data into subsets based on features to predict outcomes. They have advantages such as ease of interpretation and robustness to outliers, but can suffer from overfitting and underfitting. Common applications include customer segmentation, credit risk assessment, and medical diagnosis, with various algorithms like ID3, C4.5, and CART utilized in their implementation.

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BPE 22, Decision Trees

Decision Trees are a widely used machine learning algorithm for classification and regression, characterized by a tree-like structure that splits data into subsets based on features to predict outcomes. They have advantages such as ease of interpretation and robustness to outliers, but can suffer from overfitting and underfitting. Common applications include customer segmentation, credit risk assessment, and medical diagnosis, with various algorithms like ID3, C4.5, and CART utilized in their implementation.

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Decision Trees

• Decision Trees are a popular machine learning algorithm used for classification
and regression tasks.
• What is a Decision Tree?* A Decision Tree is a tree-like model that splits data
into subsets based on features or attributes, leading to a predicted outcome.
Key Components:
1. Root Node: Input data
2. Decision Nodes: Split data based on features
3. Leaf Nodes: Predicted outcomes
• 4. Branches: Represent possible decisions
• *How Decision Trees Work:*
1. Data is fed into the root node
2. Decision nodes split data based on features
3. Data flows through branches to leaf nodes
4. Leaf nodes predict the outcome
Types of Decision Trees
• 1. Classification Trees: Predict categorical outcomes
• 2. Regression Trees: Predict continuous outcomes
• 3. CART (Classification and Regression Trees)
• *Advantages:*
• 1. Easy to interpret
• 2. Handle categorical and numerical data
• 3. Robust to outliers
• 4. Fast training and prediction
• *Disadvantages:*
• 1. Overfitting (complex trees)
Decision Trees are a popular
machine learning algorithm
• Decision Trees are a popular machine learning
algorithm used for classification and regression tasks.

• *What is a Decision Tree?*


• A Decision Tree is a tree-like model that splits data
into subsets based on features or attributes, leading
to a predicted outcome.
Key Components
•1. Root Node: Input data
•2. Decision Nodes: Split data based on
features
•3. Leaf Nodes: Predicted outcomes
•4. Branches: Represent possible decisions
How Decision Trees Work
•1. Data is fed into the root node
•2. Decision nodes split data based on
features
•3. Data flows through branches to leaf
nodes
•4. Leaf nodes predict the outcome
Types of Decision Trees

•1. Classification Trees: Predict categorical


outcomes
•2. Regression Trees: Predict continuous
outcomes
•3. CART (Classification and Regression
Trees)
Advantages

•1. Easy to interpret


•2. Handle categorical and numerical
data
•3. Robust to outliers
•4. Fast training and prediction
Disadvantages:

•1. Overfitting (complex trees)


•2. Underfitting (simple trees)
•3. Not suitable for complex
relationships
Applications

• Customer segmentation
•2. Credit risk assessment
•3. Medical diagnosis
•4. Stock market prediction
•5. Recommendation systems
Algorithms

• 1. ID3 (Iterative Dichotomizer)


• 2. C4.5
• 3. CART
• 4. Random Forest
• 5. Gradient Boosting
Best Practices

• 1. Preprocess data
• 2. Choose optimal features
• 3. Regularize trees
• 4. Ensemble multiple trees
• 5. Monitor performance metrics

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