sklearn.ensemble.RandomForestClassifier as a Regression?

[HannesZiegler2]

Hi, I'm attempting to use sklearn.ensemble.RandomForestClassifier as a regression, but when I run it, I get the following error regarding my dependent variable y: 

ValueError: Unknown label type: 'continuous'

[XanderBakker]

A similar problem has been reported here: python - ValueError: Unknown label type: 'continuous' - Stack Overflow . There are some suggestions that might help. BTW, the OP on Stack Overflow provided a lot more information. 

[HannesZiegler3 · Accepted solution]

Hey, I found out why. I was using sklearn.ensemble.RandomForestClassifier, which is for categorical data. Use sklearn.ensemble.RandomForestRegressor instead, which takes floating point i.e. "continuous" values.

[XanderBakker]

Great to hear you figured out what the problem was and thanks for posting back the result.