The Titanic dataset is a classic playground for data scientists π€π¬. It involves predicting passenger survival on the ill-fated ship based on various features π§. This task falls under the umbrella of classification π’π in data science, where we aim to assign each passenger to one of two classes: survived or did not survive πβ.
Data scientists employ a variety of machine learning algorithms π€π§ such as decision trees π², random forests π³π³, logistic regression π, and support vector machines π to tackle this problem. They preprocess and clean the data π§Ήπ§Ό, handle missing values π³οΈ, and engineer new features π οΈ to improve model performance ππ.
Once models are trained and validated, evaluation metrics like accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score are used to measure their performance ππ. The Titanic dataset serves as a great introduction to classification problems in data science and helps practitioners refine their skills ππ while exploring the tragic history of the ship ππ