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Ensemble learning is a machine learning technique that combines multiple models to enhance performance, accuracy, and robustness. Key techniques include bagging, which reduces variance through independent model training; boosting, which focuses on correcting errors of previous models; and stacking, which integrates diverse models using a meta-learner. These methods are widely applied in various industries for tasks like fraud detection and medical diagnosis.

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Ensemble Learning Techniques 12 Marks

Ensemble learning is a machine learning technique that combines multiple models to enhance performance, accuracy, and robustness. Key techniques include bagging, which reduces variance through independent model training; boosting, which focuses on correcting errors of previous models; and stacking, which integrates diverse models using a meta-learner. These methods are widely applied in various industries for tasks like fraud detection and medical diagnosis.

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Ensemble Learning and Its Techniques (Common Answer for Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5)

Definition of Ensemble Learning:

Ensemble learning is a machine learning technique where multiple models (called base learners or

weak learners) are combined to solve a problem and improve the overall performance. The goal is

to build a strong model that achieves better accuracy, generalization, and robustness than any

individual model alone.

Types of Ensemble Techniques:

1. Bagging (Bootstrap Aggregating):

- Bagging works by training multiple models independently on different subsets of the data using

bootstrap sampling (sampling with replacement).

- Each model is trained in parallel, and their outputs are combined to make the final prediction.

Steps:

1. Generate multiple bootstrap samples from the training data.

2. Train a separate base learner on each sample.

3. For classification: use majority voting.

4. For regression: use average prediction.

Advantage:

- Reduces variance.

- Helps prevent overfitting.

Example Algorithm: Random Forest.


2. Boosting:

- Boosting is a sequential technique where each model is trained to correct the errors of the previous

one.

- It focuses more on the hard-to-learn samples by assigning them higher weights.

Steps:

1. Initialize all sample weights equally.

2. Train a weak learner.

3. Update weights: increase for misclassified samples.

4. Repeat the process.

5. Combine all learners using a weighted vote or sum.

Advantage:

- Reduces bias and variance.

- Builds a strong learner from weak models.

Popular Algorithms: AdaBoost, Gradient Boosting, XGBoost.

3. Stacking (Stacked Generalization):

- Stacking combines multiple base models of different types and uses a meta-model to make the

final prediction.

- Unlike bagging and boosting, stacking can combine diverse algorithms (e.g., Decision Trees, SVM,

KNN).

Steps:

1. Train several base models on the training data.

2. Collect their predictions.

3. Use these predictions as inputs to train a meta-learner.


4. The meta-learner provides the final output.

Advantage:

- Utilizes the strengths of different models.

- Often provides higher accuracy than individual models.

Conclusion:

Ensemble learning is a core technique in machine learning that enhances model performance by

combining multiple learners.

- Bagging increases stability by reducing variance.

- Boosting focuses on difficult samples to reduce bias.

- Stacking combines multiple models for better predictive power.

These techniques are widely used in industries for applications such as fraud detection, medical

diagnosis, recommendation systems, and more.

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