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Empirical characterization of random forest variable importance measures

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  • Archer, Kellie J.
  • Kimes, Ryan V.

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  • Archer, Kellie J. & Kimes, Ryan V., 2008. "Empirical characterization of random forest variable importance measures," Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 52(4), pages 2249-2260, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:csdana:v:52:y:2008:i:4:p:2249-2260
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    2. van der Laan Mark J., 2006. "Statistical Inference for Variable Importance," The International Journal of Biostatistics, De Gruyter, vol. 2(1), pages 1-33, February.
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