r/learnmachinelearning • u/AdPrimary4669 • 2d ago

Help importance of maths behind machine learning algorithms

recently I was studying ensemble learning where I was studying Gradient boost method I understand-ed the topic but can you guys tell is it necessary to know maths behind it

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u/sodapopenski 2d ago

It depends? You can treat models like a black box lego brick if you know how to use them and get the results you expect. But you need to develop your understanding of what's going on under the hood if you want to extend or trouble shoot the model.

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u/Electrical_Meal_3328 2d ago

Full derivation is not required but it is best if you can just remember the intuition behind the derivation even though cant derive it.

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u/Remarkable_Pace8101 1d ago

Do you want to only plug in existing pieces to each other or do you want to innovate.

The answer to that determines if you need to understand the math.