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I'm implementing Decision Trees in python, eventually to become Gradient Boosted Decision Trees. My question is about pruning a decision tree using Weakest Link Pruning. In Elements of Statistical...
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View ArticleVectorizing words to use a Machine Learning algorithm
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Hi, I'm a CS undergrad, currently working. I attended Prof. Andrew Ng's machine learning class and Prof. Thrun's Artificial Intelligence class. I am really interested in furthering my knowledge in...
View ArticleBuilding Predictive Models in R Using the Caret Package [pdf]
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View ArticleEffective training sets for character recognition (newbie machine learning)
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View ArticleMultiple Kernel Learning (MKL) vs. SVM?
Does anyone have any experience with Multiple Kernel Learning (linear combination of kernels in an SVM) compared to normal SVM. Are there advantages in terms of accuracy? From what I've read it doesn't...
View ArticleRun time of an svm model fitted on 10,000 records with 60 vars?
I'm using R's caret package and trying to fit an Linear SVM on a training dataset of size 10,000x60. Does anyone have any idea how long this is supposed to run for? It's being run on a macbook air with...
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