Abstract: Objectives: This paper proposes a novel stability metric for decision trees that does not rely on the elusive notion of tree similarity. Existing stability metrics have been constructed in a ...

There is indeed a vast literature on the design and analysis of decision tree algorithms that aim at optimizing these parameters. This paper contributes to this important line of research: we propose ...

Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is a structured approach used to support the selection of decommissioning strategies by evaluating multiple, often conflicting factors. In the context of nuclear ...

The College Football Playoff Selection Committee is on the clock, a strong possibility exists where the ACC is left out of the expanded 12-team bracket. That comes after the league's doomsday scenario ...

BALLWIN, Mo. – With less than one week until Thanksgiving, families are heading out this weekend to pick out their Christmas tree. Sullivan Farms Christmas Tree Lot in Ballwin has 2,800 trees awaiting ...

The rankings were bound to have a major shakeup following Oklahoma's 23-21 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide on the road in Tuscaloosa on Saturday. Alabama was ranked No. 4 before the loss. The ...

If you’re thinking of planting a new tree in your yard, put down the shovel and check out this new guide from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The Michigan Communities Trees Species ...

For those with a green thumb itching to transform their slices of the great outdoors, Michigan's Department of Natural Resources has something new up its sleeve – a guide designed to help you pick the ...

On Tuesday night, ESPN revealed what the first bracket would look like if the playoffs were held after Week 10. The cutoff for the CFP looks like this: (1) Ohio State, (2) Indiana, (3) Texas A&M, (4) ...

WASHINGTON — A 75-foot-tall Norway spruce from the East Greenbush, New York area has been selected as this year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and will be cut down and trucked to New York City ...