Partial derivatives of a polynomial in one variable. Differentiation of a polynomial and a Cobb-Douglas function of two variables with respect to each variable. Finding the maximum or the minimum of a ...

This article compares the two approaches (linear model on the one hand and two versions of random forests on the other hand) and finds both striking similarities and differences, some of which can be ...

The importance of having improved bounds is illustrated through a non-linear programming problem with stochastic objective function, known as the "wait and see" problem.