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. 2024 Aug 8;23:80. doi: 10.1186/s12938-024-01272-6

Table 2.

Advantages and disadvantages of machine learning models

Model type Advantages Disadvantages Contexts of best performance
Random Forest High accuracy, robustness to overfitting, handles both numerical and categorical data High computational cost, less interpretable Works well with structured data and mixed types
DCNNs Effective with structured data, high predictive performance, good at recognizing spatial patterns High computational requirements, needs large datasets Suitable for image-based tasks
CapsNet Captures spatial hierarchies, robust to variations, dynamic routing for better feature selection Complex architecture, difficult to train, high computational resources needed Effective for image recognition with spatial relationships
RNNs with LSTM Handles sequential data, retains long-term dependencies, effective for time-series data Computationally intensive, requires large training data, difficult to interpret Best for time-series predictions and data with temporal dependencies
CNNs Excellent at feature extraction and image analysis, scalable, handles high-dimensional data well Requires large datasets, susceptible to overfitting if not properly regularized Ideal for image-based tasks and spatial data