Analysis of Common Supervised Learning Algorithms Through Application

Abstract

Supervised learning is a branch of machine learning wherein the machine is equipped with labelled data which it uses to create sophisticated models that can predict the labels of related unlabelled data. the literature on the field offers a wide spectrum of algorithms and applications. However, there is limited research available to compare the algorithms making it difficult for beginners to choose the most efficient algorithm and tune it for their application. This research aims to analyse the performance of common supervised learning algorithms when applied to sample datasets along with the effect of hyper-parameter tuning. for the research, each algorithm is applied to the datasets and the validation curves (for the hyper-parameters) and learning curves are analysed to understand the sensitivity and performance of the algorithms. The research can guide new researchers aiming to apply supervised learning algorithm to better understand, compare and select the appropriate algorithm for their application. Additionally, they can also tune the hyper-parameters for improved efficiency and create ensemble of algorithms for enhancing accuracy.