Project Objective

The AirQuality dataset in R contains daily air quality measurements collected in New York City from May to September 1973. The dataset includes variables such as ozone concentration, solar radiation, wind speed, and daily temperature. In this analysis, we focus on predicting temperature, which is a key climatic variable with strong implications for environmental studies, health impacts, and energy demand forecasting. We apply two machine learning models: Random Forest, a powerful ensemble method that captures complex, non-linear relationships between predictors, and Neural Network (shallow), which provides an alternative regression approach by simulating interconnected neurons. By comparing the two models, we can assess their predictive performance and understand the relative importance of different meteorological variables in explaining temperature variations during this historical air quality study.