Two Decision Trees are trained on the same data. Tree A: max_depth=None (fully grown), test accuracy 82%. Tree B: max_depth=5, test accuracy 86%. Which conclusion is best supported?

Question

Answer

Tree A is better because fully grown trees always capture more information

Answer

Tree A is likely overfitting, and restricting depth (pre-pruning) improved generalisation in Tree B

Answer

The difference is due to random variation and not meaningful

Answer

Tree B is underfitting because it's less complex

Crowdly

Two Decision Trees are trained on the same data. Tree A: max_depth=None (fully g...

Want instant access to all verified answers on moodle.ucu.ac.ug?