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What is the theoretical decomposition of Random Forest generalization error?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Error decomposes into bias, variance, and irreducible noise components.
Deep explanation
Random Forest reduces variance by averaging correlated base learners. Bias remains similar to individual trees. The total expected error can be decomposed as E[(Y - f̂(X))²] = Bias² + Variance + Noise. RF primarily targets the variance term while leaving bias largely unchanged.
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