Finding Our Way Through a Random Forest | by Diego Manfre | Apr, 2023

Or how, in a hypothetical world plagued by zombies, decision trees can make the difference between being out of the woods or not

Outside the garage, the growls and snarls did not stop. He could not believe that the Zombie Apocalypse he had watched many times in series and movies was finally on his front porch. He could wait hidden in the garage for some time but had to come out eventually. Should he take an axe with him or would the rifle be enough? He could try to find some food but, should he go alone? He tried to remember all the zombie movies he had seen but could not agree on a single strategy. If he only had a way of remembering every scene where a character is killed by zombies, would that be enough to increase his chances of survival? If he just had a decision guide everything would be simpler…

Have you ever watched one of those zombie apocalypse movies where there is one character that always seems to know where the zombies are…