47. Regression Tree Representation of a Surface
High Dimensional Step function
Should be at a disadvantage relative to other tools. Can never be smooth.
But always worth checking
48. Regression Tree Partial Dependency Plot
LSTAT NOX
Use model to simulate impact of a change in predictor
Here we simulate separately for every training data record and then average
For CART trees is essentially a step function
May only get one “knot” in graph if variable appears only once in tree
See appendix to learn how to get these plots