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Classification Tree Analysis: A Statistical Tool to Investigate Risk Factor Interactions with an Example for Colon Cancer (United States)

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Objective: Classification tree analysis is a potentially powerful tool for investigating multilevel interactions. Within the context of colon ...
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Identifying Three Types of Violent Offenders and Predicting Violent Recidivism while on Probation: A Classification Tree Analysis

This study employs classification tree analysis (CTA) to address whether 3 groups of violent offenders have similar or different risk factors for violent recidivism while on probation. A sample of ...
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Improved Detection of Prostate Cancer Using Classification and Regression Tree Analysis

Morbidity After Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Primary Breast Cancer: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial Data were uniformly collected on 1,433 referred men with a serum prostate-specific ...
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Self-efficacy and risk of persistent shoulder pain: results of a Classification and Regression Tree (CART) analysis

Correspondence to Dr Rachel Chester, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK; r.chester{at}uea.ac.uk Objectives To (i) ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Binary Classification Using a scikit Decision Tree

For example, you might want to predict the sex of a person (male or female) based on their age, state where they live, income and political leaning. There are many other techniques for binary ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Multi-Class Classification Using a scikit Decision Tree

Decision trees are useful for relatively small datasets that have a relatively simple underlying structure, and when the trained model must be easily interpretable, explains Dr. James McCaffrey of ...