What is Random Forest regression?

Updated May 17, 2026

Short answer

Random Forest regression predicts continuous values using averaged tree outputs.

Deep explanation

Each tree predicts a value, and final output is the average. It reduces variance compared to single regression trees.

Real-world example

Used in house price prediction systems.

Common mistakes

  • Using classification intuition for regression outputs.

Follow-up questions

  • How is regression different from classification?
  • What loss is used?

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