CART — Classification and Regression Tree

Fact

A model that predicts by splitting data with tree-like rules.

In Plain Words

CART is a strict teacher with a seating chart. Glasses to the left, chatterboxes to the back, and somehow everyone gets a seat.

In AI, it asks simple questions to sort things or predict numbers, like prices. Its rules are easy to read, but a very deep tree can memorize the homework.

Related Concepts

• Classification Task
• Regression
• Gradient Boosting

Classification
CART often puts examples into different groups.

Regression
CART can also predict numbers, like house prices.

Gradient Boosting
Gradient Boosting often stacks many CART trees.