XGBoost Linear node
XGBoost Linear© is an advanced implementation of a gradient boosting algorithm with a linear model as the base model. Boosting algorithms iteratively learn weak classifiers and then add them to a final strong classifier. The XGBoost Linear node in Watson Studio is implemented in Python.
For more information about boosting algorithms, see the XGBoost Tutorials. 1
Note that the XGBoost cross-validation function is not supported in Watson Studio. You can use the Partition node for this functionality. Also note that XGBoost in Watson Studio performs one-hot encoding automatically for categorical variables.
1 "XGBoost Tutorials." Scalable and Flexible Gradient Boosting. Web. © 2015-2016 DMLC.