Visualizing paths with decision trees

Advanced Probability: Uncertainty in Data

Maarten Van den Broeck

Senior Content Developer at DataCamp

What is a decision tree?

Building blocks of a decision tree

Building blocks of a decision tree

Building blocks of a decision tree

Building blocks of a decision tree

How decision trees work

• Calculate based on data patterns
• Make splits using:
  • Statistical measures
  • IF-THEN logic
  • Probabilities
• Combine decision trees into random forests for more predictive power

Example: choosing the right marketing strategy

 

Example: choosing the right marketing strategy

Example: choosing the right marketing strategy

Example: choosing the right marketing strategy

Let's practice!

Advanced Probability: Uncertainty in Data