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Figure 3
Decision Tree
Decision tree is a solution to the problem of learning with a teacher, based on how people
solve forecasting problems.
In the general case, this is a tree with decisive rules in non-leaf
vertices (nodes) and some conclusion about the objective function in leaf vertices (forecast). The
decisive rule is a certain function of the object, which allows you to determine which of the child
vertices you want to place the object in question. Different objects can be in leaf vertices: the
class that needs to be assigned to the object that got there (in the classification problem), class
probabilities (in the classification problem), and directly the value
of the objective function
(regression task). Most often, binary decision trees are used in practice (Figure 4).
Figure 4
In
medicine, this technique helps to make the right choice of options for action when
solving
clinical problems, especially if available options come with high costs and risks.
Constructed decision tree performed by the graphical method compares alternative options and
the results of medical interventions obtained by analyzing costs, risks and utility[4].
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