P81Machine LearningBeginnerChoose8 min
Choose a Baseline Before Training a Complex Ensemble
Choose a defensible simple baseline before evaluating a complex ensemble.
#choose#baseline#model selection
Scenario
A team wants to start a customer-churn project with a large stacking ensemble, but has not measured a majority-class, logistic-regression, or simple-tree baseline.
Problem statement
Choose an appropriate first baseline and explain what it tells the team.
Your Task
- Select a baseline suited to the task.
- Explain the reference it creates.
- State why the ensemble may still be worth testing later.
Related Concepts
BaselinesModel selectionEvaluation
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