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Approximating prediction uncertainty for random forest regression models / John W. Coulston in Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, PERS, vol 82 n° 3 (March 2016)  

Public [article]  inPhotogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, PERS > vol 82 n° 3 (March 2016) . - pp 189 - 197 Titre : Approximating prediction uncertainty for random forest regression models Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : John W. Coulston, Auteur ; Christine E. Blinn, Auteur ; Valerie A. Thomas, Auteur ; Randolph H. Wynne, Auteur Année de publication : 2016 Article en page(s) : pp 189 - 197 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de télédétection [Termes IGN] classification par forêts d'arbres décisionnels [Termes IGN] incertitude des données [Termes IGN] méthode de Monte-Carlo [Termes IGN] modèle de régression [Termes IGN] prédiction [Termes IGN] variable Résumé : (auteur) Machine learning approaches such as random forest have increased for the spatial modeling and mapping of continuous variables. Random forest is a non-parametric ensemble approach, and unlike traditional regression approaches there is no direct quantification of prediction error. Understanding prediction uncertainty is important when using model-based continuous maps as inputs to other modeling applications such as fire modeling. Here we use a Monte Carlo approach to quantify prediction uncertainty for random forest regression models. We test the approach by simulating maps of dependent and independent variables with known characteristics and comparing actual errors with prediction errors. Our approach produced conservative prediction intervals across most of the range of predicted values. However, because the Monte Carlo approach was data driven, prediction intervals were either too wide or too narrow in sparse parts of the prediction distribution. Overall, our approach provides reasonable estimates of prediction uncertainty for random forest regression models. Numéro de notice : A2016-176 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.14358/PERS.82.3.189 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.14358/PERS.82.3.189 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=80506 [article]