[MINI] The Bootstrap

Data Skeptic

Episode | Podcast

Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:00:00 +0000

<p>The Bootstrap is a method of resampling a dataset to possibly refine it's accuracy and produce useful metrics on the result. The bootstrap is a useful statistical technique and is leveraged in Bagging (bootstrap aggregation) algorithms such as Random Forest. We discuss this technique related to polling and surveys.</p>