Machine Learning with Python: Decision Trees

Learn how to build decision trees in Python to measure impurity within a partition and improve outcomes on machine learning projects.

Introduction

• Making decisions with Python
• What you should know
• The tools you need
• Using the exercise files

1. Decision Trees

• What is a decision tree?
• How is a classification tree built?
• How do classification trees measure impurity?
• How is a regression tree built?
• How to prune a decision tree
• Why and when to use a decision tree

2. Working with Classification Trees

• How to build a classification tree in Python
• How to visualize a classification tree in Python
• How to prune a classification tree in Python

3. Working with Regression Trees

• How to build a regression tree in Python
• How to visualize a regression tree in Python
• How to prune a regression tree in Python

Conclusion

• Next steps with decision trees