Cross Validated
2023-01-17 08:47 UTC
By Sherwin R
AI-113-20230117-social-media-debc4bbf
Difference between predcting multiple outputs and single output with random forest
I am trying to predict certain output features (6 in total) with random forest with the input features always being the same. I noticed that my random forest model always fits better when I am trying to predict each of these outputs with a separate model. But when I try to predict all these outputs with just a single model the r2 score is worse than that of predicting these features with separate models. I would interpret that my r2 score is getting averaged across all my output features. Is it right ? And does it make any difference in predicting the outputs at once or with separate model even though the input features are the same for all the outputs that I am trying to predict.
I am trying to predict certain output features (6 in total) with random forest with the input features always being the same. I noticed that my random forest model always fits better when I am trying to predict each of these outputs with a separate model. But when I try to predict all these outputs with just a single model the r2 score is worse than that of predicting these features with separate models. I would interpret that my r2 score is getting averaged across all my output features. Is it right ? And does it make any difference in predicting the outputs at once or with separate model even though the input features are the same for all the outputs that I am trying to predict.
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