IEEE Trans Neural Netw Learn Syst
December 2024
Boosting is a well-established ensemble learning approach that aims to enhance overall performance by combining multiple weak learners with a linear combination structure. It operates on the principle of using new learners to compensate for the shortcomings of previous learners and is known for its ability to reduce computational resource requirements while mitigating the risks of overfitting. However, from the perspective of convex optimization, it becomes apparent that classical boosting methods often converge to local optima rather than global optima when minimizing the target loss due to its greedy strategy.
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