This article explores how different decision tree hyperparameters affect performance and visual structure, using scikit-learn's DecisionTreeRegressor and the California housing dataset. It examines the impact of max_depth, ccp_alpha, min_samples_split, min_samples_leaf, and max_leaf_nodes, and demonstrates the use of cross-validation and BayesSearchCV for optimal hyperparameter tuning.
This article explores the impact of hyperparameters on random forests, both in terms of performance and visual representation. It compares the performance of a default random forest with tuned decision trees and examines the effects of various hyperparameters like `n_estimators`, `max_depth`, and `ccp_alpha` using visualizations of individual trees, predictions, and errors.
