Tree MAE fix to ensure sample_weights are used during impurity calculation #1
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Tree MAE is not considering sample_weights when calculating impurity!
In the proposed fix, you will see I have multiplied by the sample weight after applying the absolute to the difference (not before). This is in line with the consensus / discussion found here, where negative sample weights are considered: scikit-learn#3774 (and also because during initialisation, self.weighted_n_node_samples is a summation of the sample weights with no "absolute" applied (this is used in the impurity division calc)).
Reference Issues/PRs
Fixes: scikit-learn#11460 (Tree MAE is not considering sample_weights when calculating impurity!)