Summary of From Bytes to Bites: Using Country Specific Machine Learning Models to Predict Famine, by Salloni Kapoor and Simeon Sayer
From Bytes to Bites: Using Country Specific Machine Learning Models to Predict Famine
by Salloni Kapoor, Simeon Sayer
First submitted to arxiv on: 16 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper investigates how machine learning can be used to predict and inform decisions regarding famine and hunger crises in low-income and developing countries. By leveraging a diverse set of variables, three machine learning models (Linear Regression, XGBoost, and RandomForestRegressor) were employed to predict food consumption scores. The study found that the RandomForestRegressor model emerged as the most accurate, with an average prediction error of 10.6%. However, accuracy varied significantly across countries, ranging from 2% to over 30%. Economic indicators were consistently the most significant predictors of average household nutrition, while no single feature dominated across all regions. The findings highlight the potential of machine learning, particularly Random Forests, to enhance famine prediction and suggest that continued research and improved data gathering are essential for more effective global hunger forecasting. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper uses machines to help predict when people might not have enough food in countries where many people don’t have much money. They tried three different ways of using machines (Linear Regression, XGBoost, and RandomForestRegressor) and found that one way was best. This “best” way was able to guess how well people were eating fairly accurately. However, it didn’t do as well in some countries as others. The things that helped predict how well people were eating the most were things like how much money people had and how many jobs there were. But different places needed different things to be predicted correctly. Overall, using machines might help us better predict when people are hungry and need help. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Linear regression » Machine learning » Xgboost
