SOA Exam SRM Sample Question 10
Study guide: Exam SRM
Determine which of the following statements about random forests is/are true.
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I. If the number of predictors used at each split is equal to the total number of available predictors, the result is the same as using bagging.
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II. When building a specific tree, the same subset of predictor variables is used at each split.
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III. Random forests are an improvement over bagging because the trees are decorrelated.
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A) None
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B) I and II only
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C) I and III only
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D) II and III only
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E) The correct answer is not given by (A), (B), (C), or (D).
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