Random Forests in Count Data Modelling: An Analysis of the Influence of Data Features and Overdispersion on Regression Performance

Table 1

Average tick counts on two local goat breeds.

Age (months)	Breed 1					Breed 2
	Billy 1	Billy 2	Billy 3	Billy 4	Billy 5	Billy 6	Billy 7	Billy 8	Billy 9	Billy 10
1	1	3	4	1	4	3	4	4	2	2
2	3	3	6	1	8	7	6	8	6	6
3	4	3	7	1	13	15	4	10	14	8
4	5	7	16	9	4	7	12	8	6	18
5	16	8	9	6	19	13	19	39	12	17
6	1	3	4	31	16	9	16	16	14	2
7	1	24	11	8	18	10	32	4	37	9
8	17	3	12	9	4	11	12	36	10	18