Decision Tree Classification: Explain It To Me Like I’m 10

This is going to be part 4 of the Explaining Machine Learning Algorithms To A 10-Year Old series. We previously discussed a Regression algorithm (XGBoost) and two Clustering algorithms (K-Means and Hierarchical). To switch things up, today we’ll be tackling a classic Classification technique — Decision Trees, an oldie but a goodie.

We’ll use a super-simplified training dataset of 7 people to build a Decision Tree that predicts if a person has Heart Disease or not …

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