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 ...

Discover the power of predictive modeling to forecast future outcomes using regression, neural networks, and more for improved business strategies and risk management.

While there really aren’t any Christmas constellations in the sky any time of the year, there’s a wonderful sign of the season waiting for you in the Pottsville early evening eastern sky right now. It ...

If you happen to be on a Texas highway sometime this summer, and see a 50,000-pound semi truck barreling along with nobody behind the wheel, just remember: A self-driving truck is less likely to kill ...

Department of Engineering and Applied Science, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Canada Nuclear energy is considered one of the safest sources of energy in the world, however there is a low probability ...

Junior faculty are often told to protect their time, but nobody provides instructions for how to do so. As an assistant professor at a public university, I have struggled to balance my course load, my ...

Collective decision-making is hardly a perfect science. Broken processes, data overload, information asymmetry, and other inequities only compound the challenges that come from large, disparate ...

WITH MORE FROM EDGEWOOD BOROUGH. TREES IN THE PITTSBURGH REGION ARE TAKING A BEATING FROM THE VIOLENT SUMMER STORMS. AND THE GROUPS THAT CARE FOR THE TREE POPULATION EXPLAIN WHY IT’S ALARMING. TREES ...

It is estimated by Tree Pittsburgh that thousands of trees have been lost to the many violent storms that have torn through the region since the spring. Trees have been snapped and tossed, only to ...