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Preferred term

recursive partitioning

Definition

Recursive partitioning (RP), or Classification and Regression Tree (CART) analysis, represents an exploratory statistical method for the multivariable data-derived and computer-mediated analysis of uncovering a structure in a data set. It produces a graphical output in the form of a decision tree, which facilitates data interpretation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Recursive Partitioning]

Broader concept

biostatistics and clinical epidemiology

Belongs to group

methods

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/recursive_partitioning

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