An Explanation and Derivation of the XGBoost Algorithm
This article is excerpted from “Introduction to Machine Learning Basics (Micro Course Version)” 10.5 XGBoost Algorithm XGBoost is a machine learning algorithm based on the gradient boosting algorithm (GBDT) invented by PhD student Tianqi Chen from the University of Washington in February 2014. This algorithm not only has excellent learning performance but also trains efficiently, … Read more
