Section 2 : Ensemble learning

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Section Goals

• To introduce the principles and mechanisms behind ensemble learning.

Learning Objectives

Learning Objective 1

• Outline the idea of ensemble learning methods.
• Describe an ensemble learning algorithm, such as AdaBoost.

Objective Readings

Required readings:

Reading topics:

Ensemble Learning (see Section 18.1 of AIMA3ed)

Objective Questions

• How does ensemble learning work?

Objective Activities

• Explore the source code of a boost learner from the textbook's website:
  • AdaBoost
• Explore other boosting methods that occur in learning methods other than decision tree learning, and discuss them in the course conference.