Mathematical optimization in classification and regression trees

Classification and regression trees, as well as their variants, are off-the-shelf methods in Machine Learning. In this paper, we review recent contributions within the Continuous Optimization and the Mixed-Integer Linear Optimization paradigms to develop novel formulations in this research area. We...

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Autores: Carrizosa Priego, Emilio José, Molero del Río, María Cristina, Romero Morales, Dolores
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/182797
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/182797
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11750-021-00594-1
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Classification and regression trees
Tree ensembles
Mixed-integer linear optimization
Continuous nonlinear optimization
Sparsity
Explainability
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Sumario:Classification and regression trees, as well as their variants, are off-the-shelf methods in Machine Learning. In this paper, we review recent contributions within the Continuous Optimization and the Mixed-Integer Linear Optimization paradigms to develop novel formulations in this research area. We compare those in terms of the nature of the decision variables and the constraints required, as well as the optimization algorithms proposed. We illustrate how these powerful formulations enhance the flexibility of tree models, being better suited to incorporate desirable properties such as cost-sensitivity, explainability, and fairness, and to deal with complex data, such as functional data.