Electrotechnical and Computer Engineering
Vol. 39 No. 06 (2024): Proceedings of Faculty of Technical Sciences
PREDICTING LENGTH OF STAY FOR DOGS AND CATS IN AN ANIMAL SHELTER
Abstract
This paper explores the process of analyzing and processing data on adopted dogs and cats from an animal shelter. Various machine learning models were compared for the classification of animals based on the anticipated length of stay in the shelter.
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