Decision Tree Nodes - Stopping Rules

These options control how the tree is constructed. Stopping rules determine when to stop splitting specific branches of the tree. Set the minimum branch sizes to prevent splits that would create very small subgroups. Minimum records in parent branch prevents a split if the number of records in the node to be split (the parent) is less than the specified value. Minimum records in child branch prevents a split if the number of records in any branch created by the split (the child) would be less than the specified value.

• Use percentage Specify sizes in terms of percentage of overall training data.
• Use absolute value Specify sizes as the absolute numbers of records.