Glossary term
Glossary term
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In a decision tree, any node that performs a test. For example, the following decision tree contains two conditions:
A condition is also called a split or a test.
Contrast condition with leaf.
See also:
See Types of conditions in the Decision Forests course for more information.
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A risk team writes each tree split as a condition that uses a single feature and a threshold, making the model easier to audit.
A marketing analytics team uses interpretable conditions in its segmentation tree so campaign managers can read the rules.
A pricing team prefers tree models built from binary conditions because business reviewers can translate each split into a policy rule.
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