<div dir="ltr">Hello guys, <div><br></div><div>The the following reference states that Random Forests uses weak learners:</div><div>- <a href="https://blog.citizennet.com/blog/2012/11/10/random-forests-ensembles-and-performance-metrics#:~:text=The%20random%20forest%20starts%20with,corresponds%20to%20our%20weak%20learner.&text=Thus%2C%20in%20ensemble%20terms%2C%20the,forest%20is%20a%20strong%20learner">https://blog.citizennet.com/blog/2012/11/10/random-forests-ensembles-and-performance-metrics#:~:text=The%20random%20forest%20starts%20with,corresponds%20to%20our%20weak%20learner.&text=Thus%2C%20in%20ensemble%20terms%2C%20the,forest%20is%20a%20strong%20learner</a></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Gotham SSm A","Gotham SSm B";font-size:17.758px">The random forest starts with a standard machine learning technique called a “decision tree†which, in ensemble terms, corresponds to our weak learner.</span></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">... </blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Gotham SSm A","Gotham SSm B";font-size:17.758px">Thus, in ensemble terms, the trees are weak learners and the random forest is a strong learner.</span></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I completely disagree with that statement. But I would like the opinion of the community to double check if I am not missing something. <br></div><div> </div></div>