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Classify A Rare Event Using 5 Machine Learning Algorithms

KDnuggets

Which algorithm works best for unbalanced data? Are there any tradeoffs?

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UK regulators are calling for views on algorithmic processing and auditing

Dataconomy

The UK’s digital watchdogs are seeking views on algorithmic processing and auditing, as well as areas of common interest between the organizations, in order to simplify and shape future cooperation.

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Team Led by UMass Amherst Debunks Research Showing Facebook’s News-Feed Algorithm Curbs Election Misinformation

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An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published work in the prestigious journal Science ­­­calling into question the conclusions of a widely reported study — published in Science in 2023 and funded by Meta — finding the social platform’s algorithms successfully filtered out untrustworthy news (..)

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Handling Trees in Data Science Algorithmic Interview

KDnuggets

This post is about fast-tracking the study and explanation of tree concepts for the data scientists so that you breeze through the next time you get asked these in an interview.

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Random Forest — A Powerful Ensemble Learning Algorithm

KDnuggets

The article explains the Random Forest algorithm and how to build and optimize a Random Forest classifier.

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Decision Tree Algorithm, Explained

KDnuggets

All you need to know about decision trees and how to build and optimize decision tree classifier.

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Causal effect of video gaming on mental well-being in Japan 2020–2022

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Here we identify the causal effect of video gaming on mental well-being in Japan (2020–2022) using game console lotteries as a natural experiment. This study uses a natural experiment with game console lotteries to identify the causal effect of video gaming on mental well-being in Japan (2020–2022). standard deviations.