Session 9 : Introduction to the principles of decision trees and support vector machines

MBA HEC Montréal

Description

This session covers basic classification approaches, such as decision trees and support vector machines (SVMs), and the challenges of using these highly flexible methods.

Activities/Resources before session

• Moyer, Brian, and Abe Dunn. 2020. “Measuring the Gross Domestic Product (GDP): The Ultimate Data Science Project.” Harvard Data Science Review 2 (1).[Article]

• Warin, Thierry, and William Sanger. 2018a. “Connectivity and Closeness Among International Financial Institutions: A Network Theory Perspective.” International Journal of Comparative Management 1 (3): 225-54.[Article]

Activities/Resources during session

• PPT Presentation Session 9 [Click here]

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