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Multivariate Decision Tree learner


A lot univariate decision tree learner implementations (C4.5 etc) do exist, but does actually someone know multivariate decision tree learner algorithms?


Solution

  • Bennett and Blue's A Support Vector Machine Approach to Decision Trees does multivariate splits by using embedded SVMs for each decision in the tree.

    Similarly, in Multicategory classification via discrete support vector machines (2009) , Orsenigo and Vercellis embed a multicategory variant of discrete support vector machines (DSVM) into the decision tree nodes.