The approach
Upon careful consideration, you have decided to approach this both as a regression problem and a classification problem. Therefore, you will produce models that predict minutes delayed as well as models that classify whether flights were delayed by more than 15 minutes. For interpretation, using both will enable you to use a wider variety of methods and expand your interpretation accordingly. So we will approach this example by taking the following steps:
- Predicting minutes delayed with various regression methods
- Classifying flights as delayed or not delayed with various classification methods
These steps in the Reviewing traditional model interpretation methods section are followed by conclusions spread out in the rest of the sections of this chapter.
