An Introduction to Ensemble Methods for Data Analysis

This article provides an introduction to ensemble statistical procedures as a special case of algorithmic methods. The discussion begins with classification and regression trees (CART) as a didactic device to introduce many of the key issues. Following the material on CART is a consideration of cross-validation, bagging, random forests, and boosting. Major points are illustrated with analyses of real data.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Berk, Richard A.
Published in:	Sociological Methods & Research. - Vol. 34.2006, 3, p. 263-295
Subject:	CART \| data analysis \| algorithmic methods \| ensemble methods

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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