Practice - Pre-pruning (Early Stopping)
Practice Questions
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What does pre-pruning accomplish in decision trees?
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between complexity and generalization.
What is the purpose of the max_depth parameter?
💡 Hint: This is about controlling how tall the tree can grow.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What does pre-pruning in decision trees primarily prevent?
💡 Hint: Look at the purpose of pruning techniques.
Is the max_depth parameter more likely to help maintain simplicity than overfitting?
💡 Hint: Think about how depth impacts complexity.
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Challenge Problems
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Create a decision tree model for a dataset with many overlapping classes. Define your pre-pruning strategy.
💡 Hint: Focus on how many samples should reliably inform your splits.
Analyze the effects of no pre-pruning on training versus test accuracy in a decision tree.
💡 Hint: Look for divergences in performance metrics.
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