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Regression trees and forests for non-homogeneous Poisson processes

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  • Mathlouthi, Walid
  • Fredette, Marc
  • Larocque, Denis

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We propose tree and random forest methods for non-homogeneous Poisson processes. The splitting criterion is derived from a model with a piecewise constant rate function. A simulation study shows that the new method performs well.

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  • Mathlouthi, Walid & Fredette, Marc & Larocque, Denis, 2015. "Regression trees and forests for non-homogeneous Poisson processes," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 96(C), pages 204-211.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:stapro:v:96:y:2015:i:c:p:204-211
    DOI: 10.1016/j.spl.2014.09.025
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