What is bootstrapping in ensemble learning?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Bootstrapping is sampling data with replacement to create multiple training subsets.
Deep explanation
Bootstrapping is a statistical technique where multiple datasets are created by randomly sampling with replacement from the original dataset. Each bootstrap sample is used to train a separate model. This introduces diversity among models in ensemble methods like bagging and Random Forest. The variability across models helps reduce overall variance when predictions are aggregated.
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