Research on Olympic Medals Prediction by SVM and Random Forest
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https://doi.org/10.63313/JCSFT.9042Keywords:
SVM, Random Forest, PredictionAbstract
The goal of this article is to predict the likelihood of countries without Olympic gold medals winning their first in 2028. Our study create binary classification labels and countries that have never won gold are identified and relevant features are extracted. SVM is employed for classification, with an AUC score close to 1, indicating high accuracy. Eventually, the relationship between event selection and medal counts is analyzed. The data is preprocessed and event types are converted into categorical variables. Random Forest regression is used, revealing that host country event selection affects medal performance but has minimal impact on overall rankings. The model’s performance is validated using MAE, MSE, and other metrics.
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