AWhat changed
Unified practical CART construction and pruning methods with statistical analysis in the four-author book.
Scientific scope
The record is the exact four-author 1984 first-edition book. Earlier tree methods, Quinlan's ID3, later C4.5, random forests and every decision-tree implementation remain separate.
Evidence
The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is the exact four-author 1984 first-edition book. Earlier tree methods, Quinlan's ID3, later C4.5, random forests and every decision-tree implementation remain separate.
Contributors
- Leo Breiman · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- Jerome H. Friedman · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- Richard A. Olshen · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- Charles J. Stone · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
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