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K-Nearest Neighbors

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Classification and regression algorithm that finds k closest data points in feature space

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primary use case

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classification and regression○UnverifiedHighFresh1

requires

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training data storage○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports metric

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Euclidean distance○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Manhattan distance○UnverifiedHighFresh1

computational complexity

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O(n) for prediction○UnverifiedHighFresh1

based on

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distance metrics○UnverifiedHighFresh1

algorithm type

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lazy learning algorithm○UnverifiedHighFresh1
instance-based learning○UnverifiedHighFresh1

weakness

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curse of dimensionality○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports weighting

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distance-based weighting○UnverifiedHighFresh1

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Decision Trees○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Support Vector Machines○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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