Catarina Maçãs, João R Campos, Nuno Lourenço, Penousal Machado
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Decision Trees (DTs) stand out as a prevalent choice among supervised Machine Learning algorithms. These algorithms form binary structures, effectively dividing data into smaller segments based on distinct rules. Consequently, DTs serve as a learning mechanism to identify optimal rules for the separation and classification of all elements within a dataset. Due to their resemblance to rule-based decisions, DTs are easy to interpret. Additionally, their minimal need for data pre-processing and versatility in handling various data types make DTs highly practical and user-friendly across diverse domains. Nevertheless, when confronted with extensive datasets or ensembles involving multiple trees, such as Random Forests, its analysis can become challenging. To facilitate the examination and validation of these models, we have developed a visual tool that incorporates a range of visualisations providing both an overview and detailed insights into a set of DTs. Our tool is designed to offer diverse perspectives on the same data, enabling a deeper understanding of the decision-making process. This article outlines our design approach, introduces various visualisation models, and details the iterative validation process. We validate our methodology through a telecommunications use case, specifically employing the visual tool to decipher how a DT-based model determines the optimal communication channel (i.e. phone call, email, SMS) for a telecommunication operator to use when contacting a client.
期刊介绍:
Information Visualization is essential reading for researchers and practitioners of information visualization and is of interest to computer scientists and data analysts working on related specialisms. This journal is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing articles on fundamental research and applications of information visualization. The journal acts as a dedicated forum for the theories, methodologies, techniques and evaluations of information visualization and its applications.
The journal is a core vehicle for developing a generic research agenda for the field by identifying and developing the unique and significant aspects of information visualization. Emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary material and on the close connection between theory and practice.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).