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Machine Learning June 20, 2026 6 min read

Ensemble Learning Explained: Bagging and Boosting

Discover how combining multiple weak models leads to a strong model using bagging, boosting, and stacking techniques.

What is Ensemble Learning?

Ensemble learning is a machine learning technique that combines several base models in order to produce one optimal predictive model.

Key Types

  1. Bagging (Bootstrap Aggregating): Fits models on random subsets (e.g., Random Forest).
  2. Boosting: Fits models sequentially, training each tree to correct errors of the previous ones (e.g., XGBoost, LightGBM).
  3. Stacking: Combines predictions from multiple models using a meta-learner.
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Zakaria Kassemi

Data Scientist & AI Engineer — Morocco