Classifying Pumpkin Variety by Seed Morphological Characteristics
Program: Data Science Master's Degree
Location: Not Specified (remote)
Student: Eldon Komppa
This report set out to answer the question of whether an algorithm could be used to identify pumpkin seeds to a high enough degree of accuracy to replace seed analysts. This study used the approach of casting a wide net. Many of the most common statistical algorithms seen in prior academic reports regarding seeds were used and were vigorously tweaked.
The objectives of this study are the following:
- Using any model, achieve an accuracy rate higher than 90%.
- Discover which analytical methods performed best according to accuracy.
- Identify the most and least important morphological features for predictions.
- Discuss the algorithm’s benefits in a business application.
- Recording results and providing their interpretation.