Extreme Gradient Boosting

Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) is a powerful machine learning algorithm used for both classification and regression tasks, primarily focused on improving prediction accuracy and efficiency. Current research emphasizes XGBoost's application across diverse fields, including healthcare (predicting disease progression), engineering (monitoring infrastructure), and finance (forecasting market crises), often in comparison with other boosting algorithms like CatBoost and LightGBM, or even deep learning methods. Its success stems from its ability to handle complex datasets, provide interpretable results (through feature importance analysis), and achieve high predictive performance, making it a valuable tool for various scientific and practical applications.

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