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Comments on: A random forest guided tour

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  • Giles Hooker

    (Cornell University)

  • Lucas Mentch

    (University of Pittsburgh)

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We discuss future challenges in developing statistical theory for Random Forests. In particular, we suggest that an analysis of bias and extrapolation is vital to understanding the statistical properties of variable importance measures. We further point to the incorporation of random forests within larger statistical models as an important tool for high-dimensional statistical inference.

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  • Giles Hooker & Lucas Mentch, 2016. "Comments on: A random forest guided tour," TEST: An Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research, Springer;Sociedad de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, vol. 25(2), pages 254-260, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:testjl:v:25:y:2016:i:2:d:10.1007_s11749-016-0485-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s11749-016-0485-3
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    1. Racine, Jeffrey S., 2008. "Nonparametric Econometrics: A Primer," Foundations and Trends(R) in Econometrics, now publishers, vol. 3(1), pages 1-88, March.
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