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Bias Variance in Random Forests

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You are reviewing a Random Forest model that was built for a standard classification task. The team wants a clear explanation of how bias and variance show up in this model and why the ensemble behaves differently from a single decision tree.

Question

Explain the bias-variance tradeoff and how it applies to a Random Forest model.