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Technical Report on Machine Learning Algorithms
Title: An Overview of Common Machine Learning Algorithms
Abstract: Machine learning (ML) algorithms are foundational to modern AI applications. This report
aims to provide a comprehensive overview of commonly used ML algorithms, their functionality, and
use cases. We will explore supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and reinforcement learning,
with a focus on decision trees, support vector machines (SVM), k-means clustering, and deep
learning.
Introduction: Machine learning has revolutionized the way we approach data-driven tasks. From
personalized recommendations to autonomous vehicles, ML algorithms are becoming integral to a
range of industries. This report is designed for readers familiar with basic data science concepts but
looking for deeper insights into specific algorithms.
Key Algorithms:
1. Decision Trees:
o Decision trees model decisions and their possible consequences using a tree-like
graph. They are widely used for classification and regression tasks.
o Pros: Easy to interpret, requires little data preprocessing.
o Cons: Can easily overfit if not pruned.
2. Support Vector Machines (SVM):
o SVM aims to find the hyperplane that best separates data points of different classes.
o Pros: Effective in high-dimensional spaces, robust against overfitting.
o Cons: Computationally intensive.
3. K-Means Clustering:
o K-means is a popular algorithm for clustering tasks, grouping data into k distinct
clusters based on similarity.
o Pros: Simple to implement, scalable to large datasets.
o Cons: Sensitive to initial cluster centroids.
