One Approach to Avoid Overfitting a Classification Tree Is to Use

question 100

True/False

One approach to avoid overfitting a classification tree is to use a validation data set to identify valid splits and a training data set to train the classification tree on when to stop making splits.

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Eighteenth Century

The century that spans from January 1, 1701, to December 31, 1800, marked by significant events including the Enlightenment, the American Revolutionary War, and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.

Middle Passage

The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies, notorious for its brutality and high mortality rates.

Trans-Atlantic Trade

Trans-Atlantic Trade refers to the trade that occurred across the Atlantic Ocean, especially notable for the exchange of goods, slaves, and commodities between Africa, Europe, and the Americas from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

Triangular Trade Route

A historical trade system involving the exchange of goods and enslaved people among Europe, Africa, and the Americas.