Multiple choice

Which of the following methods uses multiple learning algorithms to obtain better predictive performance than may be obtained from any of the member-learning algorithms?

  1. Logistic regression

  2. Naive bayes classifiers

  3. K-nearest neighbours algorithm

  4. Decision tree learning

  5. Ensemble methods

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E Correct answer
Explanation

In statistics and machine learning, ensemble methods use multiple learning algorithms to obtain better predictive performance than could be obtained from any of the constituent learning algorithms. Unlike a statistical ensemble in statistical mechanics, which is usually infinite, a machine learning ensemble refers only to a concrete finite set of alternative models, but typically allows for much more flexible structure to exist among those alternatives.