What are the different types of algorithms used for classification?

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There are several algorithms used for classification, including decision trees, logistic regression, k-nearest neighbors, and support vector machines.

Decision trees: a tree-like model where each internal node represents a test on an attribute, each branch represents the outcome of the test, and each leaf node represents a class label
Logistic regression: a statistical method that uses a logistic function to model a binary dependent variable
K-nearest neighbors: a non-parametric method that classifies an object based on the majority class of its k-nearest neighbors in a feature space
Support vector machines: a method that finds the hyperplane that maximally separates the classes in a feature space

What are the different types of algorithms used for classification?

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