A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning
posted Thu 5 May 2016 by Michael Galloy under Machine learningA Visual Introduction to Machine Learning provides a simple, visual explanation of using decision trees:
Recap:
- Machine learning identifies patterns using statistical learning and computers by unearthing boundaries in data sets. You can use it to make predictions.
- One method for making predictions is called a decision trees, which uses a series of if-then statements to identify boundaries and define patterns in the data
- Overfitting happens when some boundaries are based on on distinctions that don’t make a difference. You can see if a model overfits by having test data flow through the model.
The post, which is already ten months old, promises a second in the series on overfitting, but this short introduction is a fine standalone.
