Decision tree regression is a machine learning technique . To predict the output y for an input vector X, the tree structure encodes a set of if-then rules such as, "If the value of X at index [2] is ...

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A decision tree classifier is a machine learning (ML) prediction system that generates rules such as "IF income < 28.0 AND education >= 14.0 THEN politicalParty = 2." Using a decision tree classifier ...

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The visual data mining process, seen in the first part of this two-part article, revealed patterns in four dimensions between cumulative gas well production and independent variables. "Jump ...