Do little interactions get lost in dark random forests?
Do little interactions get lost in dark random forests?
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Random forests have often been claimed to uncover interaction effects. However, if and how interaction effects can be differentiated from marginal effects remains unclear. In extensive simulation studies, we investigate whether random forest variable importance measures capture or detect gene-gene interactions. With capturing interactions, we defin...
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Do little interactions get lost in dark random forests?
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4815164
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4815164
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1471-2105
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1471-2105
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10.1186/s12859-016-0995-8
