Control for Rpart Models.

Usage

rpart.control(minsplit=20, minbucket=round(minsplit/3), cp=0.01,
              maxcompete=4, maxsurrogate=5, usesurrogate=2, xval=10)

Arguments

minsplit the minimum number of observations that must exist in a node, in order for a split to be attempted.
minbucket the minimum number of observations in any terminal <leaf> node. If only one of minbucket or minsplit is specified, the code either sets minsplit to minbucket*3 or minbucket to minsplit/3, as appropriate.
cp complexity parameter. Any split that does not decrease the overall lack of fit by a factor of cp is not attempted. For instance, with anova splitting, this means that the overall Rsquare must increase by cp at each step. The main role of this parameter is to save computing time by pruning off splits that are obviously not worthwhile. Essentially,the user informs the program that any split which does not improve the fit by cp will likely be pruned off by cross-validation, and that hence the program need not pursue it.
maxcompete the number of competitor splits retained in the output. It is useful to know not just which split was chosen, but which variable came in second, third, etc.
maxsurrogate the number of surrogate splits retained in the output. If this is set to zero the compute time will be shortened, since approximately half of the computational time (other than setup) is used in the search for surrogate splits.
usesurrogate how to use surrogates in the splitting process. 0= display only; an observation with a missing value for the primary split rule is not sent further down the tree. 1= use surrogates, in order, to split subjects missing the primary variable; if all surrogates are missing the observation is not split. 2= if all surrogates are missing, then send the observation in the majority direction. A value of 0 corresponds to the action of tree, and 2 to the recommendations of Breiman, et.al.
xval number of cross-validations

Description

Various parameters that control aspects of the rpart fit.

Value

a list containing the options

See Also

rpart


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