Are the methods of Plain and Simple Estimators outdated and obsolete or they still have value in ML?
Monday, 29 December 2025
by Evagoras Xydas
The method presented in the “Plain and Simple Estimator” topic—often exemplified by approaches such as the mean estimator for regression or the mode estimator for classification—raises a valid question about its continued relevance in the context of rapidly advancing machine learning methodologies. Although these estimators are sometimes perceived as outdated compared to contemporary algorithms like

