Reducible and irreducible error

Before moving on, there are two really important concepts to be covered for predictive analytics. Errors can be divided into the following two types:

  • Reducible errors: These errors can be reduced by making certain improvements to the model
  • Irreducible errors: These errors cannot be reduced at all

Let's assume that, in machine learning, there is a relationship between features and target that is represented with a function, as shown in the following screenshot:

Let’s assume that the target (y) is the underlying supposition of machine learning, and the relationship between the features and the target is given ...

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