Exploring the Power of eXtreme Gradient Boosting Algorithm in Machine Learning: a Review

Authors

  • Zeravan Arif Ali Department of Information Technology Management, Duhok Polytechnic, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
  • Ziyad H. Abduljabbar Department of Information Technology Management, Duhok Polytechnic, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
  • Hanan A. Taher Department of Information Technology Management, Duhok Polytechnic, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
  • Amira Bibo Sallow Department of Information Technology Management, Duhok Polytechnic, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
  • Saman M. Almufti Department Computer Science, Nawroz University, Duhok, KRG-Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25007/ajnu.v12n2a1612

Keywords:

Data Science, Machine learning, XGBoost Algorithm, semi-supervised learning, python

Abstract

The primary task of machine learning is to extract valuable information from the data that is generated every day, process it to learn from it, and take useful actions. Original language process, pattern detection, search engines, medical diagnostics, bioinformatics, and chemical informatics are all examples of application areas for machine learning. XGBoost is a recently released machine learning algorithm that has shown exceptional capability for modeling complex systems and is the most superior machine learning algorithm in terms of prediction accuracy and interpretability and classification versatility. XGBoost is an enhanced distributed scaling enhancement library that is built to be extremely powerful, adaptable, and portable. It uses augmented scaling to incorporate machine learning algorithms. it is a parallel tree boost that addresses a variety of data science problems quickly and accurately. Python remains the language of choice for scientific computing, data science, and machine learning, which boosts performance and productivity by enabling the use of clean low-level libraries and high-level APIs. This paper presents one of the most prominent supervised and semi-supervised learning (SSL) machine learning algorithms in a Python environment.

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Arif Ali, Z., H. Abduljabbar, Z., A. Taher, H., Bibo Sallow, A., & Almufti, S. M. (2023). Exploring the Power of eXtreme Gradient Boosting Algorithm in Machine Learning: a Review. Academic Journal of Nawroz University, 12(2), 320–334. https://doi.org/10.25007/ajnu.v12n2a1612

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