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4 claims from 2 papers

1. Mathematics › Statistical Methods and Inference

   Random Forests

   Breiman · Machine Learning · 2001

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   1. UncheckedAs more trees are added to a random forest, its generalization error settles towards a fixed limit, with probability one.“The generalization error for forests converges a.s. to a limit as the number of trees in the forest becomes large.”
   2. UncheckedA forest of tree classifiers makes more or fewer errors on new data depending on how strong each tree is and how correlated the trees are.“The generalization error of a forest of tree classifiers depends on the strength of the individual trees in the forest and the correlation between them.”

2. Earth and Planetary Sciences › Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations

   Neural Networks for Postprocessing Ensemble Weather Forecasts

   Rasp and Lerch · Monthly Weather Review · 2018

   The authors propose a neural network to correct systematic errors in ensemble weather forecasts, tested on 2-metre temperature at German surface stations, and say it can also show which variables matter.

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   1. UncheckedIn a German case study of 2-metre temperature forecasts, a neural network post-processing method beat benchmark methods and cost less to compute.“In a case study of 2-meter temperature forecasts at surface stations in Germany, the neural network approach significantly outperforms benchmark post-processing methods while being computationally more affordable.”
   2. UncheckedIn a German 2-metre temperature case study, the neural network's better forecasts rely on extra predictor variables and station-specific embeddings.“Key components to this improvement are the use of auxiliary predictor variables and station-specific information with the help of embeddings.”