Classification and Regression Trees Software and New Developments

Abstract

The recent interest for tree based methodologies by more and more researchers and users have stimulated an interesting debate about the implemented software and the desired software. A characterisation of the available software suitable for so called classification and regression trees methodology will be described. Furthermore, the general properties that an ideal programme in this domain should have, will be defined. This allows to emphasise the peculiar methodological aspects that a general segmentation procedure should achieve.