The Impurity of a Group of Observations Is Based on the Variance

question 17

Multiple Choice

The impurity of a group of observations is based on the variance of the outcome value for the observations in the group for

• A)regression trees.
• B)time-series plots.
• C)classification trees.
• D)cumulative lift charts.

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