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Random Forests Outperform Simple Regression on Solubility Data

Solubility can be defined as the propensity of a solid, liquid, or gaseous quantity (solute) to dissolve in another substance (solvent). Among many factors, temperature, pH, and pressure, and entropy of mixing all impact solubility. (Loudon, Parise 2016) Solvents can be classified as either protic or aprotic, polar or apolar, and donor or nondonor. (Loudon, Parise 2016) The specifics, illustrated by the solubility data set from Applied Predictive Modeling, are beyond the scope of this paper.