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Choosing the right estimator
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Often the hardest part of solving a machine learning problem can
be finding the right estimator for the job.
Different estimators are better suited for different types of data
and different problems.
The flowchart below is designed to give users a bit of
a rough guide on how to approach problems with regard to
which estimators to try on your data.
Click on any estimator in the chart below to see its documentation.
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