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Decision tree
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This article is about decision trees in decision analysis. For the use of the term in machine learning, see Decision tree learning.
A decision tree is a decision support hierarchical model that uses a tree-like model of decisions and their possible consequences, including chance event outcomes, resource costs, and utility. It is one way to display an algorithm that only contains conditional control statements.
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Decision trees are commonly used in operations research, specifically in decision analysis,[1] to help identify a strategy most likely to reach a goal, but are also a popular tool in machine learning.