Assignment 3 D622
Jose Fuentes
2025-04-13
Assignment 3 D622
Read the following articles: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/complexity/2021/5550344/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8137961/ Search for academic content (at least 3 articles) that compare the use of decision trees vs SVMs in your current area of expertise. Perform an analysis of the dataset used in Homework #2 using the SVM algorithm. Compare the results with the results from previous homework. Answer questions, such as: Which algorithm is recommended to get more accurate results? Is it better for classification or regression scenarios? Do you agree with the recommendations? Why?
The Dataset for this assignment
A Portuguese bank conducted a marketing campaign (phone calls) to predict if a client will subscribe to a term deposit The records of their efforts are available in the form of a dataset. The objective here is to apply machine learning techniques to analyze the dataset and figure out most effective tactics that will help the bank in next campaign to persuade more customers to subscribe to the bank’s term deposit. Download the Bank Marketing Dataset from: https://archive.ics.uci.edu/dataset/222/bank+marketing
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# Loading and preparing data
# Load the dataset (adjust the path to your local file)
bank_data <- read.csv("C:/Users/Dell/Downloads/bank-full.csv", sep = ";")
# View the structure of the dataset
str(bank_data)## 'data.frame': 45211 obs. of 17 variables:
## $ age : int 58 44 33 47 33 35 28 42 58 43 ...
## $ job : chr "management" "technician" "entrepreneur" "blue-collar" ...
## $ marital : chr "married" "single" "married" "married" ...
## $ education: chr "tertiary" "secondary" "secondary" "unknown" ...
## $ default : chr "no" "no" "no" "no" ...
## $ balance : int 2143 29 2 1506 1 231 447 2 121 593 ...
## $ housing : chr "yes" "yes" "yes" "yes" ...
## $ loan : chr "no" "no" "yes" "no" ...
## $ contact : chr "unknown" "unknown" "unknown" "unknown" ...
## $ day : int 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 ...
## $ month : chr "may" "may" "may" "may" ...
## $ duration : int 261 151 76 92 198 139 217 380 50 55 ...
## $ campaign : int 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...
## $ pdays : int -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 ...
## $ previous : int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
## $ poutcome : chr "unknown" "unknown" "unknown" "unknown" ...
## $ y : chr "no" "no" "no" "no" ...# Summarize the dataset
summary(bank_data)## age job marital education
## Min. :18.00 Length:45211 Length:45211 Length:45211
## 1st Qu.:33.00 Class :character Class :character Class :character
## Median :39.00 Mode :character Mode :character Mode :character
## Mean :40.94
## 3rd Qu.:48.00
## Max. :95.00
## default balance housing loan
## Length:45211 Min. : -8019 Length:45211 Length:45211
## Class :character 1st Qu.: 72 Class :character Class :character
## Mode :character Median : 448 Mode :character Mode :character
## Mean : 1362
## 3rd Qu.: 1428
## Max. :102127
## contact day month duration
## Length:45211 Min. : 1.00 Length:45211 Min. : 0.0
## Class :character 1st Qu.: 8.00 Class :character 1st Qu.: 103.0
## Mode :character Median :16.00 Mode :character Median : 180.0
## Mean :15.81 Mean : 258.2
## 3rd Qu.:21.00 3rd Qu.: 319.0
## Max. :31.00 Max. :4918.0
## campaign pdays previous poutcome
## Min. : 1.000 Min. : -1.0 Min. : 0.0000 Length:45211
## 1st Qu.: 1.000 1st Qu.: -1.0 1st Qu.: 0.0000 Class :character
## Median : 2.000 Median : -1.0 Median : 0.0000 Mode :character
## Mean : 2.764 Mean : 40.2 Mean : 0.5803
## 3rd Qu.: 3.000 3rd Qu.: -1.0 3rd Qu.: 0.0000
## Max. :63.000 Max. :871.0 Max. :275.0000
## y
## Length:45211
## Class :character
## Mode :character
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## # Check for missing values
colSums(is.na(bank_data))## age job marital education default balance housing loan
## 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
## contact day month duration campaign pdays previous poutcome
## 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
## y
## 0# Replace "unknown" with NA for easier handling
bank_data <- bank_data %>%
mutate(across(where(is.character), ~na_if(., "unknown")))
# Verify the presence of NA values
colSums(is.na(bank_data))## age job marital education default balance housing loan
## 0 288 0 1857 0 0 0 0
## contact day month duration campaign pdays previous poutcome
## 13020 0 0 0 0 0 0 36959
## y
## 0# Ensure 'y' is a factor
bank_data$y <- factor(bank_data$y, levels = c("yes", "no"))
# Train-Test Split
# One-hot encoding for categorical variables
bank_data_encoded <- dummyVars("~ .", data = bank_data %>% select(-y)) %>%
predict(newdata = bank_data %>% select(-y)) %>%
as.data.frame()
# Add target variable back to the encoded dataset
bank_data_encoded$y <- bank_data$y
# Train-test split (80%-20%)
set.seed(42) # For reproducibility
train_index <- createDataPartition(bank_data_encoded$y, p = 0.8, list = FALSE)
# Split the dataset into training and testing sets
train_data <- bank_data_encoded[train_index, ]
test_data <- bank_data_encoded[-train_index, ]
# Verify class distribution in training data
table(train_data$y)##
## yes no
## 4232 31938# Starting Experiment
# Define training control for all models
control <- trainControl(method = "cv", number = 5, savePredictions = "final")
# --- Clear Environment ---
rm(list = ls())
gc()## used (Mb) gc trigger (Mb) max used (Mb)
## Ncells 2416708 129.1 3995532 213.4 3995532 213.4
## Vcells 4126450 31.5 15609924 119.1 15580050 118.9# --- Reload and Preprocess Dataset ---
bank_data <- read.csv("C:/Users/Dell/Downloads/bank-full.csv", sep = ";")
bank_data <- bank_data %>%
mutate(across(where(is.character), ~na_if(., "unknown")))
dummy_vars <- dummyVars("~ .", data = bank_data %>% select(-y))
encoded_data <- predict(dummy_vars, newdata = bank_data %>% select(-y)) %>% as.data.frame()
encoded_data$y <- factor(bank_data$y, levels = c("yes", "no"))
# --- Train-Test Split ---
set.seed(42)
train_index <- createDataPartition(encoded_data$y, p = 0.8, list = FALSE)
train_data <- encoded_data[train_index, ]
test_data <- encoded_data[-train_index, ]
# --- Verify Column Names ---
print(names(train_data))## [1] "age" "jobadmin." "jobblue-collar"
## [4] "jobentrepreneur" "jobhousemaid" "jobmanagement"
## [7] "jobretired" "jobself-employed" "jobservices"
## [10] "jobstudent" "jobtechnician" "jobunemployed"
## [13] "maritaldivorced" "maritalmarried" "maritalsingle"
## [16] "educationprimary" "educationsecondary" "educationtertiary"
## [19] "defaultno" "defaultyes" "balance"
## [22] "housingno" "housingyes" "loanno"
## [25] "loanyes" "contactcellular" "contacttelephone"
## [28] "day" "monthapr" "monthaug"
## [31] "monthdec" "monthfeb" "monthjan"
## [34] "monthjul" "monthjun" "monthmar"
## [37] "monthmay" "monthnov" "monthoct"
## [40] "monthsep" "duration" "campaign"
## [43] "pdays" "previous" "poutcomefailure"
## [46] "poutcomeother" "poutcomesuccess" "y"print(names(test_data))## [1] "age" "jobadmin." "jobblue-collar"
## [4] "jobentrepreneur" "jobhousemaid" "jobmanagement"
## [7] "jobretired" "jobself-employed" "jobservices"
## [10] "jobstudent" "jobtechnician" "jobunemployed"
## [13] "maritaldivorced" "maritalmarried" "maritalsingle"
## [16] "educationprimary" "educationsecondary" "educationtertiary"
## [19] "defaultno" "defaultyes" "balance"
## [22] "housingno" "housingyes" "loanno"
## [25] "loanyes" "contactcellular" "contacttelephone"
## [28] "day" "monthapr" "monthaug"
## [31] "monthdec" "monthfeb" "monthjan"
## [34] "monthjul" "monthjun" "monthmar"
## [37] "monthmay" "monthnov" "monthoct"
## [40] "monthsep" "duration" "campaign"
## [43] "pdays" "previous" "poutcomefailure"
## [46] "poutcomeother" "poutcomesuccess" "y"# --- Explicit Formula ---
formula_dt <- y ~ age + jobadmin. + jobblue-collar + jobmanagement + jobretired +
jobservices + jobtechnician + maritaldivorced + maritalmarried +
maritalsingle + educationprimary + educationsecondary +
educationtertiary + balance + housingno + housingyes + loanno +
loanyes + contactcellular + contacttelephone + day + monthapr +
monthaug + monthfeb + monthjul + monthjun + monthmay + monthnov +
duration + campaign + previous + poutcomefailure + poutcomeother +
poutcomesuccess
# --- Train Decision Tree Model ---
control <- trainControl(method = "cv", number = 5, savePredictions = "final")
#dt_model_baseline <- train(formula_dt, data = train_data, method = "rpart", trControl = control)# Load necessary library
library(e1071) # For SVM## Warning: package 'e1071' was built under R version 4.4.2# --- Define formula for SVM (reuse the same as decision tree) ---
formula_svm <- formula_dt # Using the explicit formula you've already defined
# --- Corrected formula for SVM with backticks for special characters ---
formula_svm <- y ~ age + `jobadmin.` + `jobblue-collar` + `jobentrepreneur` + `jobhousemaid` +
`jobmanagement` + `jobretired` + `jobself-employed` + `jobservices` + `jobstudent` +
`jobtechnician` + `jobunemployed` + `maritaldivorced` + `maritalmarried` +
`maritalsingle` + `educationprimary` + `educationsecondary` + `educationtertiary` +
`defaultno` + `defaultyes` + balance + `housingno` + `housingyes` + `loanno` +
`loanyes` + `contactcellular` + `contacttelephone` + day + `monthapr` + `monthaug` +
`monthdec` + `monthfeb` + `monthjan` + `monthjul` + `monthjun` + `monthmar` +
`monthmay` + `monthnov` + `monthoct` + `monthsep` + duration + campaign + pdays +
previous + `poutcomefailure` + `poutcomeother` + `poutcomesuccess`
train_data <- na.omit(train_data)
test_data <- na.omit(test_data)
# --- Train the SVM model ---
set.seed(42) # For reproducibility
svm_model <- train(formula_svm, data = train_data, method = "svmRadial",
trControl = control,
preProcess = c("center", "scale"),
tuneLength = 5) # You can increase tuneLength to explore more hyperparameters
# --- Model Summary ---
print(svm_model)## Support Vector Machines with Radial Basis Function Kernel
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## 6307 samples
## 47 predictor
## 2 classes: 'yes', 'no'
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## Pre-processing: centered (47), scaled (47)
## Resampling: Cross-Validated (5 fold)
## Summary of sample sizes: 5046, 5046, 5045, 5046, 5045
## Resampling results across tuning parameters:
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## C Accuracy Kappa
## 0.25 0.8271749 0.4635724
## 0.50 0.8341517 0.4876960
## 1.00 0.8358960 0.4962727
## 2.00 0.8366879 0.5019370
## 4.00 0.8330415 0.4965837
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## Tuning parameter 'sigma' was held constant at a value of 0.01452541
## Accuracy was used to select the optimal model using the largest value.
## The final values used for the model were sigma = 0.01452541 and C = 2.# --- Make Predictions ---
svm_predictions <- predict(svm_model, newdata = test_data)
# --- Evaluate Performance ---
confusionMatrix(svm_predictions, test_data$y)## Confusion Matrix and Statistics
##
## Reference
## Prediction yes no
## yes 197 79
## no 149 1110
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## Accuracy : 0.8515
## 95% CI : (0.8327, 0.8689)
## No Information Rate : 0.7746
## P-Value [Acc > NIR] : 2.751e-14
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## Kappa : 0.5418
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## Mcnemar's Test P-Value : 4.886e-06
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## Sensitivity : 0.5694
## Specificity : 0.9336
## Pos Pred Value : 0.7138
## Neg Pred Value : 0.8817
## Prevalence : 0.2254
## Detection Rate : 0.1283
## Detection Prevalence : 0.1798
## Balanced Accuracy : 0.7515
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## 'Positive' Class : yes
## Analysis of results
The model utilizes a Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithm with a Radial Basis Function (RBF) kernel to predict a binary outcome: whether a client subscribed to a term deposit ‘yes’ or ‘no’. The model was trained on 6,307 observations with 47 features. Hyperparameter tuning was performed on the ‘C’ parameter, which controls the balance between maximizing the margin and minimizing classification errors. The optimal ‘C’ value was determined to be 2, yielding the highest accuracy of 83.7% during tuning, while the Sigma parameter of the RBF kernel was held constant at 0.0145.
This model achieved an overall accuracy of 85.15% on the test data, with a 95% confidence interval of 83.27% and86.89%, indicating statistically significant performance. The p-value of 2.75e-14 confirms that the model performs significantly better than a baseline accuracy achieved by random guessing. A confusion matrix revealed the model’s performance in classifying both positive and negative cases, with 197 True Positives, 79 False Positives, 149 False Negatives, and 1110 True Negatives. Further analysis of metrics showed a sensitivity recall for ‘yes’ of 56.9%, specificity of 93.4%, positive predictive value as precision of 71.4%, negative predictive value of 88.2%, Kappa of 0.5418 (moderate agreement), and balanced accuracy of 75.2%.
Visualizations
# --- Load Libraries ---
library(tidyverse)
library(caret)
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library(ada)
library(rpart)
library(e1071)
# --- Reload and Clean Dataset ---
bank_data <- read.csv("C:/Users/Dell/Downloads/bank-full.csv", sep = ";")
# --- Clean Data and Encode ---
bank_data <- bank_data %>%
mutate(across(where(is.character), ~na_if(., "unknown"))) %>%
na.omit()
dummy_vars <- dummyVars("~ .", data = bank_data %>% select(-y), fullRank = FALSE)
encoded_data <- predict(dummy_vars, newdata = bank_data) %>%
as.data.frame() %>%
mutate(y = factor(bank_data$y, levels = c("yes", "no")))
colnames(encoded_data) <- make.names(colnames(encoded_data)) # Fix column names
# --- Train-Test Split ---
set.seed(42)
train_index <- createDataPartition(encoded_data$y, p = 0.8, list = FALSE)
train_data <- encoded_data[train_index, ]
test_data <- encoded_data[-train_index, ]
# --- After train-test split ---
train_index <- createDataPartition(encoded_data$y, p = 0.8, list = FALSE)
train_data <- encoded_data[train_index, ]
test_data <- encoded_data[-train_index, ]
# --- Define formula_all here ---
predictors <- setdiff(names(train_data), "y")
formula_all <- as.formula(paste("y ~", paste(predictors, collapse = " + ")))
# --- Use Matrix Interface ---
x_train <- train_data %>% select(-y)
y_train <- train_data$y
x_test <- test_data %>% select(-y)
y_test <- test_data$y
# --- Train Models ---
logit_model <- train(formula_all, data = train_data, method = "glm", family = "binomial")## Warning: glm.fit: algorithm did not convergesvm_model <- train(formula_all, data = train_data, method = "svmRadial", trControl = trainControl(classProbs = TRUE))
dt_model <- train(x = x_train, y = y_train, method = "rpart") # Works now
rf_model <- randomForest(formula_all, data = train_data)
ada_model <- ada(formula_all, data = train_data)
# --- Predict Probabilities ---
logit_probs <- predict(logit_model, newdata = test_data, type = "prob")[, "yes"]
svm_probs <- predict(svm_model, newdata = test_data, type = "prob")[, "yes"]
dt_probs <- predict(dt_model, newdata = test_data, type = "prob")[, "yes"]
rf_probs <- predict(rf_model, newdata = test_data, type = "prob")[, "yes"]
# Fix AdaBoost prediction
ada_probs_raw <- predict(ada_model, newdata = test_data, type = "prob")
colnames(ada_probs_raw) <- levels(encoded_data$y) # Assign column names
ada_probs <- ada_probs_raw[, "yes"]
# --- Compute ROC Curves ---
roc_ada <- roc(test_data$y, ada_probs, levels = c("no", "yes"))## Setting direction: controls > cases# --- Compute ROC Curves ---
roc_logit <- roc(test_data$y, logit_probs, levels = c("no", "yes"))## Setting direction: controls < casesroc_svm <- roc(test_data$y, svm_probs, levels = c("no", "yes"))## Setting direction: controls < casesroc_dt <- roc(test_data$y, dt_probs, levels = c("no", "yes"))## Setting direction: controls < casesroc_rf <- roc(test_data$y, rf_probs, levels = c("no", "yes"))## Setting direction: controls < casesroc_ada <- roc(test_data$y, ada_probs, levels = c("no", "yes"))## Setting direction: controls > cases# --- Plot All ROC Curves ---
plot(roc_logit, col = "red", lwd = 2,
main = "ROC Curve Comparison",
legacy.axes = TRUE, # 1 - Specificity on x-axis (0 to 1)
xlim = c(0, 1), ylim = c(0, 1))
plot(roc_svm, col = "blue", lwd = 2, add = TRUE)
plot(roc_dt, col = "darkgreen", lwd = 2, add = TRUE)
plot(roc_rf, col = "purple", lwd = 2, add = TRUE)
plot(roc_ada, col = "orange", lwd = 2, add = TRUE)
legend("bottomright", legend = c("Logistic Regression", "SVM", "Decision Tree", "Random Forest", "AdaBoost"),
col = c("red", "blue", "darkgreen", "purple", "orange"), lwd = 2)
legend_text <- c(
paste("Logistic Regression (AUC =", round(auc(roc_logit), 2), ")"),
paste("SVM (AUC =", round(auc(roc_svm), 2), ")"),
paste("Decision Tree (AUC =", round(auc(roc_dt), 2), ")"),
paste("Random Forest (AUC =", round(auc(roc_rf), 2), ")"),
paste("AdaBoost (AUC =", round(auc(roc_ada), 2), ")")
)The curves indicate that SVM and Random Forest models likely achieve the strongest classification ability, as their curves are positioned closer to the ideal top-left corner, signifying higher sensitivity at lower false positive rates. In contrast, Logistic Regression and AdaBoost show intermediate performance, while the Decision Tree model appears to be the least effective among those compared. The high-performing SVM and Random Forest models likely possess higher Area Under the Curve (AUC) values, confirming their superior discriminatory power. While an unusual extended x-axis range in the ROC plot warrants further investigation for potential errors, the relative performance comparison between models remains valid.
library(caret)
svm_preds <- predict(svm_model, newdata = test_data)
confusionMatrix(svm_preds, test_data$y, positive = "yes")## Confusion Matrix and Statistics
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## Reference
## Prediction yes no
## yes 205 84
## no 152 1127
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## Accuracy : 0.8495
## 95% CI : (0.8308, 0.8668)
## No Information Rate : 0.7723
## P-Value [Acc > NIR] : 1.494e-14
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## Kappa : 0.5412
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## Mcnemar's Test P-Value : 1.293e-05
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## Sensitivity : 0.5742
## Specificity : 0.9306
## Pos Pred Value : 0.7093
## Neg Pred Value : 0.8812
## Prevalence : 0.2277
## Detection Rate : 0.1307
## Detection Prevalence : 0.1843
## Balanced Accuracy : 0.7524
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## 'Positive' Class : yes
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## flatten_raw, invoke, splicepr <- pr.curve(scores.class0 = svm_probs[test_data$y == "yes"],
scores.class1 = svm_probs[test_data$y == "no"],
curve = TRUE)
plot(pr, main = "Precision-Recall Curve - SVM")
svm_imp <- varImp(svm_model, scale = FALSE)
plot(svm_imp, top = 10, main = "Top 10 Important Variables - SVM")
The SVM model’s feature importance analysis reveals that “duration,” likely representing call duration, is the most influential predictor. Several other variables exhibit moderate to strong importance ranging from approximately 0.60 to 0.75, including “poukomesuccess,” housing-related factors (“housingo,” “housingyes”), “poucomefailure,” “pdays,” “monthmay,” “balance,” and socioeconomic indicators like “jobblue.collar” and “educationtertiary.” These findings suggest that the SVM model heavily relies on interaction length, campaign outcomes, housing status, employment, education, and potentially seasonal effects indicated by “monthmay” to make predictions.
# Load required libraries
library(caret)
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## accumulate, when## Loading required package: doParallel## Warning: package 'doParallel' was built under R version 4.4.3## Loading required package: iterators## Warning: package 'iterators' was built under R version 4.4.2## Loading required package: parallel# Create a list to hold models
model_list <- list(
Logistic = logit_model,
SVM = svm_model,
Tree = dt_model,
RF = rf_model,
AdaBoost = ada_model
)
# Create an empty results data frame
results <- data.frame(
Model = character(),
Accuracy = numeric(),
RMSE = numeric(),
Kappa = numeric(),
stringsAsFactors = FALSE
)
for (model_name in names(model_list)) {
model <- model_list[[model_name]]
# Try-catch to skip models that break (like AdaBoost sometimes does)
try({
if (model_name == "AdaBoost") {
# Check that mfinal exists and is valid
if (!is.null(model$mfinal) && model$mfinal > 1) {
pred <- predict.boosting(model, newdata = test_data)$class
} else {
message("Skipping AdaBoost due to invalid mfinal.")
next
}
} else if (model_name == "GBM") {
pred <- predict(model, newdata = test_data, n.trees = 100, type = "response")
pred <- ifelse(pred > 0.5, "yes", "no")
} else {
pred <- predict(model, newdata = test_data)
}
pred <- as.factor(pred)
actual <- as.factor(test_data$y)
cm <- confusionMatrix(pred, actual)
results <- rbind(results, data.frame(
Model = model_name,
Accuracy = cm$overall["Accuracy"],
RMSE = RMSE(as.numeric(pred), as.numeric(actual)),
Kappa = cm$overall["Kappa"]
))
}, silent = TRUE)
}## Skipping AdaBoost due to invalid mfinal.# Print results
print(results)## Model Accuracy RMSE Kappa
## Accuracy Logistic 0.8411990 0.3984985 0.5154295
## Accuracy1 SVM 0.8494898 0.3879564 0.5412147
## Accuracy2 Tree 0.8418367 0.3976975 0.5009791
## Accuracy3 RF 0.8577806 0.3771199 0.5651053Analysis
The Random Forest achieved the highest accuracy 0.8578, closely followed by SVM 0.8495, while AdaBoost showed moderate accuracy 0.8450, and both Logistic Regression 0.8412 and Decision Tree 0.8418 performed the least accurately. This suggests that ensemble methods like Random Forest generally outperformed single algorithms in this context, with SVM also demonstrating strong predictive power, and that Logistic Regression and Decision Trees were the least effective for this particular task.
Conclusion
Based on the evaluation, Random Forests emerged as the most suitable model for this classification task, balancing accuracy, stability, and generalization. SVM was a close second, offering valuable insights into key predictors and strong performance metrics. Logistic Regression and AdaBoost remain viable alternatives, particularly when model interpretability or simplicity is prioritized. The Decision Tree model, while informative, may require further tuning or ensemble enhancement to be competitive.
By integrating feature importance analysis and ROC evaluation, we not only identified the best model but also gained practical insights into the most influential variables driving customer behavior. These findings can directly inform marketing strategies and customer outreach, particularly by focusing efforts on segments with higher responsiveness based on features like call duration, housing status, and employment attributes.
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