In the era of Explainable Artificial Intelligence, there is a renewed focus on single trees for their ease of interpretation. This paper introduces Simultaneous Latent Budget Trees, a probabilistic machine learning framework for classification trees in the presence of a stratification factor such as a temporal, spatial, or demographic variable, acting as a control variable or potential confounder.
arXiv:2503. 12902v4 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Model trees provide an appealing way to perform interpretable machine learning for both classification and regression problems.
By Sabino Francesco Roselli, Eibe Frank
arXiv:2412. 16209v5 Announce Type: replace Abstract: When using machine learning for imbalanced binary classification problems, it is common to subsample the majority class to create a (more) balanced training dataset.
By Nathan Phelps, Daniel J. Lizotte, Douglas G. Woolford
arXiv:2606. 30995v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Recent work has shown that well-optimized individual decision trees can match complex black box models in some settings, primarily in noisy domains.
By Zakk Heile, Hayden McTavish, Margo Seltzer, Cynthia Rudin
arXiv:2608. 06195v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Probabilistic Regression Trees (PRTrees) are a smooth and consistent alternative to classical regression trees, producing continuous predictions through probabilistic split assignments.
By Taiane Schaedler Prass, Alisson Silva Neimaier, Guilherme Pumi
arXiv:2606. 16337v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Predictive modeling for clinical tabular data is central to clinical decision support and therefore requires not only strong predictive performance but also transparent decision logic.
By Wei Xu, Ke Yang, Gang Luo, Keli Zheng, Lingyan Hu, Jing Wang, Kefeng Li
arXiv:2608. 15725v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Predictive models in clinical and regulated settings must be accurate and fully auditable.
By Srikumar Krishnamoorthy
arXiv:2605. 13830v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Decision tree ensembles (DTE) are a popular model for a wide range of AI classification tasks, used in multiple safety critical domains, and hence verifying properties on these models has been an active topic of study over the last decade.
By Ajinkya Naik, Chaitanya Garg, S. Akshay, Ashutosh Gupta, Kuldeep S. Meel
Probabilistic Regression Trees (PRTrees) are a smooth and consistent alternative to classical regression trees, producing continuous predictions through probabilistic split assignments. This paper extends the PRTree framework to accommodate missing predictor values directly during tree construction, eliminating the need for prior imputation.
arXiv:2607. 27522v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: As decision-making processes grow more complex, machine learning tools have become essential for tackling business and societal challenges.
By Alessio Cascione, Mattia Setzu, Cristiano Landi, Paolo Maria Mancarella, Riccardo Guidotti
arXiv:2505. 00571v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Machine Learning (ML) is gaining popularity in epidemiology and healthcare studies for hypothesis-free discovery of risk and protective factors.
By Giorgio Spadaccini, Marjolein Fokkema, Mark A. van de Wiel
arXiv:2606. 13984v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Classification and Regression Trees (CART) constitute one of the most influential paradigms in statistical learning.
By Mathias Bourel