A decision tree can help you make tough choices between different paths and outcomes, but only if you evaluate the model correctly. Decision trees are graphic models of possible decisions and all ...

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 ...

Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research says the technique is easy to tune, works well with small datasets and produces highly interpretable predictions, but there are also trade-off cons. The goal ...