CART^® Classification

This example applies to the Healthcare Module. For more information, go to www.minitab.com/healthcare-module.

Example

In this worksheet, Recommend? is the response. Age is a continuous predictor, and Facility is a categorical predictor.

From the Healthcare KPIs: Predict Multiple Choice Survey Responses dialog box, select CART® Classification, then click OK.
From the drop-down list, select Binary response.
In Response, enter the column that contains the binary survey response. Binary variables are categorical variables that have two possible levels, such as pass/fail or true/false. The response is also called the Y variable.
In Continuous predictors, enter the continuous variables that may explain or predict the survey response. The predictors are also called X variables.
In Categorical predictors, enter the categorical classifications or group assignments, such as facility, that may explain or predict the survey response. The predictors are also called X variables.
Click OK.

For more information about this analysis, click Help in the main dialog box.