What Does the "Mtry" Option Do in Random Forests

question 19

Multiple Choice

What does the "mtry" option do in random forests?

• A) Specifies the number of iterations in the solution
• B) Specifies the number of trees to use in the forest
• C) Specifies the number of predictors to consider at each split in a tree
• D) There is no such option

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