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Classification and regression trees

Author: N. Speybroeck

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 1/2012

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Public health data are often complex, unbalanced and contain missing values. The relationships between a health outcome and its determinants may not be linear and necessitate higher order interactions. …

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Title: Classification and regression trees
Author: N. Speybroeck
Publication date: 01-02-2012
Publisher: SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-011-0315-z

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