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Decision trees are flowchart-like models used for classification and regression tasks, splitting data into branches based on conditions. They are easy to interpret and implement using Python's Scikit-Learn, but can be prone to overfitting and sensitive to noisy data. Common applications include spam detection, loan approval, and disease diagnosis.

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Decision trees are flowchart-like models used for classification and regression tasks, splitting data into branches based on conditions. They are easy to interpret and implement using Python's Scikit-Learn, but can be prone to overfitting and sensitive to noisy data. Common applications include spam detection, loan approval, and disease diagnosis.

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Decision Trees in Machine

Learning
A Simple Guide for Beginners
By Mehfooj
What is a Decision Tree?
• • A decision tree is a flowchart-like model for
decision-making.
• • It is used for classification and regression
tasks.
• • Works by splitting data into branches based
on conditions.
How Decision Trees Work?
• 1. Start at the root node (the main decision
point).
• 2. Data is split based on features (e.g., 'Is the
person older than 30?').
• 3. Splitting continues until a stopping
condition is met.
• 4. The final leaf nodes contain the predicted
class.
Key Terminologies in Decision Trees
• • Root Node - The starting decision point.
• • Leaf Node - The final prediction.
• • Splitting - Dividing data into branches.
• • Pruning - Removing unnecessary branches.
• • Gini Index & Entropy - Measures for best
splits.
Training a Decision Tree: Behind
the Scenes
• 1. The model selects the best feature to split
on (based on Gini/Entropy).
• 2. Data is split into subsets based on
conditions.
• 3. Splitting continues recursively until stopping
criteria are met.
• 4. The tree is built and ready for predictions.
Python Implementation (Scikit-
Learn)
• ```python
• from sklearn.tree import
DecisionTreeClassifier
• model = DecisionTreeClassifier()
• model.fit(X_train, y_train) # Train the model
• ```
Advantages & Disadvantages
• ✅ Easy to interpret and visualize
• ✅ Handles both classification & regression
• ✅ Requires little data preprocessing

• ❌ Prone to overfitting
• ❌ Sensitive to noisy data
• ❌ Can be computationally expensive for deep
trees
Real-World Applications
• • Spam detection (Email filtering)
• • Loan approval (Banking)
• • Disease diagnosis (Healthcare)
• • Fraud detection (Finance)
• • Customer segmentation (Marketing)
Visualizing Decision Trees in
Python
• ```python
• from sklearn import tree
• import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
• plt.figure(figsize=(12, 8))
• tree.plot_tree(model, filled=True)
• plt.show()
• ```
Conclusion
• • Decision trees are powerful and easy to
interpret.
• • They work by splitting data into smaller
branches.
• • Pruning helps prevent overfitting.
• • Widely used in finance, healthcare, and
marketing.
• • Python makes implementation easy with
Scikit-Learn.

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