Which Machine Learning Algorithm Is Right for You?
You have data and an application, but which algorithm should you try first? There are tradeoffs no matter what you choose; here are some basic principles to get you started.
Algorithms are very sensitive to the size of your dataset. While there are no absolute rules that dictate which algorithm should be used for datasets under 50 MB or over 1 TB, here are the algorithms you may want to start with given the amount of data you have and assuming your sample dataset is balanced.
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Small
Decision trees
Linear models (including logistic regression and linear discriminant)
Small
Small
Decision Trees
Linear Models (including Logisting Regression Linear Discriminant)