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class TMVA::MethodDT: public TMVA::MethodBase


 Analysis of Boosted Decision Trees

 Boosted decision trees have been successfully used in High Energy
 Physics analysis for example by the MiniBooNE experiment
 (Yang-Roe-Zhu, physics/0508045). In Boosted Decision Trees, the
 selection is done on a majority vote on the result of several decision
 trees, which are all derived from the same training sample by
 supplying different event weights during the training.

 Decision trees:

 successive decision nodes are used to categorize the
 events out of the sample as either signal or background. Each node
 uses only a single discriminating variable to decide if the event is
 signal-like ("goes right") or background-like ("goes left"). This
 forms a tree like structure with "baskets" at the end (leave nodes),
 and an event is classified as either signal or background according to
 whether the basket where it ends up has been classified signal or
 background during the training. Training of a decision tree is the
 process to define the "cut criteria" for each node. The training
 starts with the root node. Here one takes the full training event
 sample and selects the variable and corresponding cut value that gives
 the best separation between signal and background at this stage. Using
 this cut criterion, the sample is then divided into two subsamples, a
 signal-like (right) and a background-like (left) sample. Two new nodes
 are then created for each of the two sub-samples and they are
 constructed using the same mechanism as described for the root
 node. The devision is stopped once a certain node has reached either a
 minimum number of events, or a minimum or maximum signal purity. These
 leave nodes are then called "signal" or "background" if they contain
 more signal respective background events from the training sample.

 Boosting:

 the idea behind the boosting is, that signal events from the training
 sample, that *end up in a background node (and vice versa) are given a
 larger weight than events that are in the correct leave node. This
 results in a re-weighed training event sample, with which then a new
 decision tree can be developed. The boosting can be applied several
 times (typically 100-500 times) and one ends up with a set of decision
 trees (a forest).

 Bagging:

 In this particular variant of the Boosted Decision Trees the boosting
 is not done on the basis of previous training results, but by a simple
 stochasitc re-sampling of the initial training event sample.

 Analysis:

 applying an individual decision tree to a test event results in a
 classification of the event as either signal or background. For the
 boosted decision tree selection, an event is successively subjected to
 the whole set of decision trees and depending on how often it is
 classified as signal, a "likelihood" estimator is constructed for the
 event being signal or background. The value of this estimator is the
 one which is then used to select the events from an event sample, and
 the cut value on this estimator defines the efficiency and purity of
 the selection.
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Function Members (Methods)

public:
virtual~MethodDT()
voidTObject::AbstractMethod(const char* method) const
voidTMVA::Configurable::AddOptionsXMLTo(void* parent) const
voidTMVA::MethodBase::AddOutput(TMVA::Types::ETreeType type, TMVA::Types::EAnalysisType analysisType)
virtual voidAddWeightsXMLTo(void* parent) const
virtual voidTObject::AppendPad(Option_t* option = "")
TDirectory*TMVA::MethodBase::BaseDir() const
virtual voidTObject::Browse(TBrowser* b)
voidTMVA::Configurable::CheckForUnusedOptions() const
virtual voidTMVA::MethodBase::CheckSetup()
static TClass*Class()
virtual const char*TObject::ClassName() const
virtual voidTObject::Clear(Option_t* = "")
virtual TObject*TObject::Clone(const char* newname = "") const
virtual Int_tTObject::Compare(const TObject* obj) const
TMVA::ConfigurableTMVA::Configurable::Configurable(const TString& theOption = "")
virtual voidTObject::Copy(TObject& object) const
virtual const TMVA::Ranking*CreateRanking()
TMVA::DataSet*TMVA::MethodBase::Data() const
TMVA::DataSetInfo&TMVA::MethodBase::DataInfo() const
virtual voidDeclareCompatibilityOptions()
virtual voidDeclareOptions()
virtual voidTObject::Delete(Option_t* option = "")MENU
voidTMVA::MethodBase::DisableWriting(Bool_t setter)
virtual Int_tTObject::DistancetoPrimitive(Int_t px, Int_t py)
Bool_tTMVA::MethodBase::DoMulticlass() const
Bool_tTMVA::MethodBase::DoRegression() const
virtual voidTObject::Draw(Option_t* option = "")
virtual voidTObject::DrawClass() constMENU
virtual TObject*TObject::DrawClone(Option_t* option = "") constMENU
virtual voidTObject::Dump() constMENU
virtual voidTObject::Error(const char* method, const char* msgfmt) const
virtual voidTObject::Execute(const char* method, const char* params, Int_t* error = 0)
virtual voidTObject::Execute(TMethod* method, TObjArray* params, Int_t* error = 0)
virtual voidTObject::ExecuteEvent(Int_t event, Int_t px, Int_t py)
virtual voidTObject::Fatal(const char* method, const char* msgfmt) const
virtual TObject*TObject::FindObject(const char* name) const
virtual TObject*TObject::FindObject(const TObject* obj) const
TMVA::Types::EAnalysisTypeTMVA::MethodBase::GetAnalysisType() const
const char*TMVA::Configurable::GetConfigDescription() const
const char*TMVA::Configurable::GetConfigName() const
virtual Option_t*TObject::GetDrawOption() const
static Long_tTObject::GetDtorOnly()
virtual Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetEfficiency(const TString&, TMVA::Types::ETreeType, Double_t& err)
const TMVA::Event*TMVA::MethodBase::GetEvent() const
const TMVA::Event*TMVA::MethodBase::GetEvent(const TMVA::Event* ev) const
const TMVA::Event*TMVA::MethodBase::GetEvent(Long64_t ievt) const
const TMVA::Event*TMVA::MethodBase::GetEvent(Long64_t ievt, TMVA::Types::ETreeType type) const
const vector<TMVA::Event*>&TMVA::MethodBase::GetEventCollection(TMVA::Types::ETreeType type)
virtual voidGetHelpMessage() const
virtual const char*TObject::GetIconName() const
const TString&TMVA::MethodBase::GetInputLabel(Int_t i) const
const TString&TMVA::MethodBase::GetInputTitle(Int_t i) const
const TString&TMVA::MethodBase::GetInputVar(Int_t i) const
const TString&TMVA::MethodBase::GetJobName() const
virtual Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetKSTrainingVsTest(Char_t SorB, TString opt = "X")
virtual Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetMaximumSignificance(Double_t SignalEvents, Double_t BackgroundEvents, Double_t& optimal_significance_value) const
Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetMean(Int_t ivar) const
const TString&TMVA::MethodBase::GetMethodName() const
TMVA::Types::EMVATMVA::MethodBase::GetMethodType() const
TStringTMVA::MethodBase::GetMethodTypeName() const
virtual vector<Float_t>TMVA::MethodBase::GetMulticlassEfficiency(vector<std::vector<Float_t> >& purity)
virtual vector<Float_t>TMVA::MethodBase::GetMulticlassTrainingEfficiency(vector<std::vector<Float_t> >& purity)
virtual const vector<Float_t>&TMVA::MethodBase::GetMulticlassValues()
virtual Double_tGetMvaValue(Double_t* err = 0, Double_t* errUpper = 0)
virtual const char*TMVA::MethodBase::GetName() const
UInt_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetNEvents() const
Int_tGetNNodes()
Int_tGetNNodesBeforePruning()
UInt_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetNTargets() const
UInt_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetNvar() const
UInt_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetNVariables() const
virtual char*TObject::GetObjectInfo(Int_t px, Int_t py) const
static Bool_tTObject::GetObjectStat()
virtual Option_t*TObject::GetOption() const
const TString&TMVA::Configurable::GetOptions() const
virtual Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetProba(const TMVA::Event* ev)
virtual Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetProba(Double_t mvaVal, Double_t ap_sig)
const TStringTMVA::MethodBase::GetProbaName() const
Double_tGetPruneStrength()
virtual Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetRarity(Double_t mvaVal, TMVA::Types::ESBType reftype = Types::kBackground) const
virtual voidTMVA::MethodBase::GetRegressionDeviation(UInt_t tgtNum, TMVA::Types::ETreeType type, Double_t& stddev, Double_t& stddev90Percent) const
virtual const vector<Float_t>&TMVA::MethodBase::GetRegressionValues()
const vector<Float_t>&TMVA::MethodBase::GetRegressionValues(const TMVA::Event *const ev)
Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetRMS(Int_t ivar) const
virtual Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetROCIntegral(TH1D* histS, TH1D* histB) const
virtual Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetROCIntegral(TMVA::PDF* pdfS = 0, TMVA::PDF* pdfB = 0) const
virtual Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetSeparation(TH1*, TH1*) const
virtual Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetSeparation(TMVA::PDF* pdfS = 0, TMVA::PDF* pdfB = 0) const
Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetSignalReferenceCut() const
Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetSignalReferenceCutOrientation() const
virtual Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetSignificance() const
const TMVA::Event*TMVA::MethodBase::GetTestingEvent(Long64_t ievt) const
Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetTestTime() const
const TString&TMVA::MethodBase::GetTestvarName() const
virtual const char*TObject::GetTitle() const
virtual Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetTrainingEfficiency(const TString&)
const TMVA::Event*TMVA::MethodBase::GetTrainingEvent(Long64_t ievt) const
UInt_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetTrainingROOTVersionCode() const
TStringTMVA::MethodBase::GetTrainingROOTVersionString() const
UInt_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetTrainingTMVAVersionCode() const
TStringTMVA::MethodBase::GetTrainingTMVAVersionString() const
Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetTrainTime() const
TMVA::TransformationHandler&TMVA::MethodBase::GetTransformationHandler(Bool_t takeReroutedIfAvailable = true)
const TMVA::TransformationHandler&TMVA::MethodBase::GetTransformationHandler(Bool_t takeReroutedIfAvailable = true) const
virtual UInt_tTObject::GetUniqueID() const
TStringTMVA::MethodBase::GetWeightFileName() const
Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetXmax(Int_t ivar) const
Double_tTMVA::MethodBase::GetXmin(Int_t ivar) const
virtual Bool_tTObject::HandleTimer(TTimer* timer)
virtual Bool_tHasAnalysisType(TMVA::Types::EAnalysisType type, UInt_t numberClasses, UInt_t numberTargets)
virtual ULong_tTObject::Hash() const
Bool_tTMVA::MethodBase::HasMVAPdfs() const
virtual voidTObject::Info(const char* method, const char* msgfmt) const
virtual Bool_tTObject::InheritsFrom(const char* classname) const
virtual Bool_tTObject::InheritsFrom(const TClass* cl) const
virtual voidTObject::Inspect() constMENU
voidTObject::InvertBit(UInt_t f)
virtual TClass*IsA() const
virtual Bool_tTObject::IsEqual(const TObject* obj) const
virtual Bool_tTObject::IsFolder() const
Bool_tTObject::IsOnHeap() const
virtual Bool_tTMVA::MethodBase::IsSignalLike()
virtual Bool_tTMVA::MethodBase::IsSignalLike(Double_t mvaVal)
virtual Bool_tTObject::IsSortable() const
Bool_tTObject::IsZombie() const
virtual voidTObject::ls(Option_t* option = "") const
virtual voidTMVA::MethodBase::MakeClass(const TString& classFileName = TString("")) const
voidTObject::MayNotUse(const char* method) const
TDirectory*TMVA::MethodBase::MethodBaseDir() const
TMVA::MethodDTMethodDT(TMVA::DataSetInfo& dsi, const TString& theWeightFile, TDirectory* theTargetDir = NULL)
TMVA::MethodDTMethodDT(const TString& jobName, const TString& methodTitle, TMVA::DataSetInfo& theData, const TString& theOption = "", TDirectory* theTargetDir = 0)
virtual Bool_tTObject::Notify()
voidTObject::Obsolete(const char* method, const char* asOfVers, const char* removedFromVers) const
static voidTObject::operator delete(void* ptr)
static voidTObject::operator delete(void* ptr, void* vp)
static voidTObject::operator delete[](void* ptr)
static voidTObject::operator delete[](void* ptr, void* vp)
void*TObject::operator new(size_t sz)
void*TObject::operator new(size_t sz, void* vp)
void*TObject::operator new[](size_t sz)
void*TObject::operator new[](size_t sz, void* vp)
TMVA::IMethod&TMVA::IMethod::operator=(const TMVA::IMethod&)
virtual map<TString,Double_t>TMVA::MethodBase::OptimizeTuningParameters(TString fomType = "ROCIntegral", TString fitType = "FitGA")
virtual voidTObject::Paint(Option_t* option = "")
virtual voidTMVA::Configurable::ParseOptions()
virtual voidTObject::Pop()
virtual voidTObject::Print(Option_t* option = "") const
virtual voidTMVA::MethodBase::PrintHelpMessage() const
voidTMVA::Configurable::PrintOptions() const
virtual voidProcessOptions()
voidTMVA::MethodBase::ProcessSetup()
Double_tPruneTree()
virtual Int_tTObject::Read(const char* name)
voidTMVA::Configurable::ReadOptionsFromStream(istream& istr)
voidTMVA::Configurable::ReadOptionsFromXML(void* node)
voidTMVA::MethodBase::ReadStateFromFile()
voidTMVA::MethodBase::ReadStateFromStream(istream& tf)
voidTMVA::MethodBase::ReadStateFromStream(TFile& rf)
voidTMVA::MethodBase::ReadStateFromXMLString(const char* xmlstr)
virtual voidReadWeightsFromStream(istream& istr)
virtual voidReadWeightsFromXML(void* wghtnode)
virtual voidTObject::RecursiveRemove(TObject* obj)
voidTMVA::MethodBase::RerouteTransformationHandler(TMVA::TransformationHandler* fTargetTransformation)
virtual voidTMVA::MethodBase::Reset()
voidTObject::ResetBit(UInt_t f)
virtual voidTObject::SaveAs(const char* filename = "", Option_t* option = "") constMENU
virtual voidTObject::SavePrimitive(ostream& out, Option_t* option = "")
virtual voidTMVA::MethodBase::SetAnalysisType(TMVA::Types::EAnalysisType type)
voidTMVA::MethodBase::SetBaseDir(TDirectory* methodDir)
voidTObject::SetBit(UInt_t f)
voidTObject::SetBit(UInt_t f, Bool_t set)
voidTMVA::Configurable::SetConfigDescription(const char* d)
voidTMVA::Configurable::SetConfigName(const char* n)
virtual voidTObject::SetDrawOption(Option_t* option = "")MENU
static voidTObject::SetDtorOnly(void* obj)
voidTMVA::MethodBase::SetMethodBaseDir(TDirectory* methodDir)
voidTMVA::MethodBase::SetMethodDir(TDirectory* methodDir)
voidSetMinNodeSize(Double_t sizeInPercent)
voidSetMinNodeSize(TString sizeInPercent)
voidTMVA::Configurable::SetMsgType(TMVA::EMsgType t)
static voidTObject::SetObjectStat(Bool_t stat)
voidTMVA::Configurable::SetOptions(const TString& s)
voidTMVA::MethodBase::SetSignalReferenceCut(Double_t cut)
voidTMVA::MethodBase::SetSignalReferenceCutOrientation(Double_t cutOrientation)
voidTMVA::MethodBase::SetTestTime(Double_t testTime)
voidTMVA::MethodBase::SetTestvarName(const TString& v = "")
voidTMVA::MethodBase::SetTrainTime(Double_t trainTime)
virtual voidTMVA::MethodBase::SetTuneParameters(map<TString,Double_t> tuneParameters)
virtual voidTObject::SetUniqueID(UInt_t uid)
voidTMVA::MethodBase::SetupMethod()
virtual voidShowMembers(TMemberInspector&)
virtual voidStreamer(TBuffer&)
voidStreamerNVirtual(TBuffer& ClassDef_StreamerNVirtual_b)
virtual voidTObject::SysError(const char* method, const char* msgfmt) const
Bool_tTObject::TestBit(UInt_t f) const
Int_tTObject::TestBits(UInt_t f) const
virtual voidTMVA::MethodBase::TestClassification()
virtual voidTMVA::MethodBase::TestMulticlass()
virtual voidTMVA::MethodBase::TestRegression(Double_t& bias, Double_t& biasT, Double_t& dev, Double_t& devT, Double_t& rms, Double_t& rmsT, Double_t& mInf, Double_t& mInfT, Double_t& corr, TMVA::Types::ETreeType type)
Double_tTestTreeQuality(TMVA::DecisionTree* dt)
virtual voidTrain()
voidTMVA::MethodBase::TrainMethod()
virtual voidTObject::UseCurrentStyle()
virtual voidTObject::Warning(const char* method, const char* msgfmt) const
virtual Int_tTObject::Write(const char* name = 0, Int_t option = 0, Int_t bufsize = 0)
virtual Int_tTObject::Write(const char* name = 0, Int_t option = 0, Int_t bufsize = 0) const
virtual voidTMVA::MethodBase::WriteEvaluationHistosToFile(TMVA::Types::ETreeType treetype)
virtual voidTMVA::MethodBase::WriteMonitoringHistosToFile() const
voidTMVA::Configurable::WriteOptionsToStream(ostream& o, const TString& prefix) const
voidTMVA::MethodBase::WriteStateToFile() const
protected:
virtual voidTObject::DoError(int level, const char* location, const char* fmt, va_list va) const
voidTMVA::Configurable::EnableLooseOptions(Bool_t b = kTRUE)
const TString&TMVA::MethodBase::GetInternalVarName(Int_t ivar) const
const TString&TMVA::MethodBase::GetOriginalVarName(Int_t ivar) const
const TString&TMVA::Configurable::GetReferenceFile() const
static TMVA::MethodBase*TMVA::MethodBase::GetThisBase()
const TString&TMVA::MethodBase::GetWeightFileDir() const
Bool_tTMVA::MethodBase::HasTrainingTree() const
Bool_tTMVA::MethodBase::Help() const
Bool_tTMVA::MethodBase::IgnoreEventsWithNegWeightsInTraining() const
Bool_tTMVA::MethodBase::IsConstructedFromWeightFile() const
Bool_tTMVA::MethodBase::IsNormalised() const
TMVA::MsgLogger&TMVA::Configurable::Log() const
Bool_tTMVA::Configurable::LooseOptionCheckingEnabled() const
virtual voidTMVA::MethodBase::MakeClassSpecific(ostream&, const TString& = "") const
virtual voidTMVA::MethodBase::MakeClassSpecificHeader(ostream&, const TString& = "") const
voidTObject::MakeZombie()
voidTMVA::MethodBase::NoErrorCalc(Double_t *const err, Double_t *const errUpper)
voidTMVA::Configurable::ResetSetFlag()
voidTMVA::MethodBase::SetNormalised(Bool_t norm)
voidTMVA::MethodBase::SetWeightFileDir(TString fileDir)
voidTMVA::MethodBase::SetWeightFileName(TString)
voidTMVA::MethodBase::Statistics(TMVA::Types::ETreeType treeType, const TString& theVarName, Double_t&, Double_t&, Double_t&, Double_t&, Double_t&, Double_t&)
Bool_tTMVA::MethodBase::TxtWeightsOnly() const
Bool_tTMVA::MethodBase::Verbose() const
voidTMVA::Configurable::WriteOptionsReferenceToFile()
private:
virtual voidInit()

Data Members

public:
enum TMVA::MethodBase::EWeightFileType { kROOT
kTEXT
};
enum TObject::EStatusBits { kCanDelete
kMustCleanup
kObjInCanvas
kIsReferenced
kHasUUID
kCannotPick
kNoContextMenu
kInvalidObject
};
enum TObject::[unnamed] { kIsOnHeap
kNotDeleted
kZombie
kBitMask
kSingleKey
kOverwrite
kWriteDelete
};
public:
Bool_tTMVA::MethodBase::fSetupCompletedis method setup
const TMVA::Event*TMVA::MethodBase::fTmpEvent! temporary event when testing on a different DataSet than the own one
protected:
TMVA::Types::EAnalysisTypeTMVA::MethodBase::fAnalysisTypemethod-mode : true --> regression, false --> classification
UInt_tTMVA::MethodBase::fBackgroundClassindex of the Background-class
vector<TString>*TMVA::MethodBase::fInputVarsvector of input variables used in MVA
vector<Float_t>*TMVA::MethodBase::fMulticlassReturnValholds the return-values for the multiclass classification
Int_tTMVA::MethodBase::fNbinsnumber of bins in input variable histograms
Int_tTMVA::MethodBase::fNbinsHnumber of bins in evaluation histograms
Int_tTMVA::MethodBase::fNbinsMVAoutputnumber of bins in MVA output histograms
TMVA::Ranking*TMVA::MethodBase::fRankingpointer to ranking object (created by derived classifiers)
vector<Float_t>*TMVA::MethodBase::fRegressionReturnValholds the return-values for the regression
UInt_tTMVA::MethodBase::fSignalClassindex of the Signal-class
private:
Bool_tfAutomaticuse user given prune strength or automatically determined one using a validation sample
Double_tfDeltaPruneStrengthstep size in pruning, is adjusted according to experience of previous trees
Double_tfErrorFractionntuple var: misclassification error fraction
vector<Event*>fEventSamplethe training events
UInt_tfMaxDepthmax depth
Int_tfMinNodeEventsmin number of events in node
Float_tfMinNodeSizemin percentage of training events in node
TStringfMinNodeSizeSstring containing min percentage of training events in node
Int_tfNCutsgrid used in cut applied in node splitting
Double_tfNodePurityLimitpurity limit for sig/bkg nodes
Bool_tfPruneBeforeBoostaincient variable, only needed for "CompatibilityOptions"
TMVA::DecisionTree::EPruneMethodfPruneMethodmethod used for prunig
TStringfPruneMethodSprune method option String
Double_tfPruneStrengtha parameter to set the "amount" of pruning..needs to be adjusted
Bool_tfRandomisedTreeschoose a random subset of possible cut variables at each node during training
TMVA::SeparationBase*fSepTypethe separation used in node splitting
TStringfSepTypeSthe separation (option string) used in node splitting
TMVA::DecisionTree*fTreethe decision tree
Int_tfUseNvarsthe number of variables used in the randomised tree splitting
Bool_tfUsePoissonNvarsfUseNvars is used as a poisson mean, and the actual value of useNvars is at each step drawn form that distribution
Bool_tfUseYesNoLeafuse sig or bkg classification in leave nodes or sig/bkg
vector<Double_t>fVariableImportancethe relative importance of the different variables
static const Int_tfgDebugLeveldebug level determining some printout/control plots etc.

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Function documentation

MethodDT(const TString& jobName, const TString& methodTitle, TMVA::DataSetInfo& theData, const TString& theOption = "", TDirectory* theTargetDir = 0)
 the standard constructor for just an ordinar "decision trees"
MethodDT(TMVA::DataSetInfo& dsi, const TString& theWeightFile, TDirectory* theTargetDir = NULL)
constructor from Reader
Bool_t HasAnalysisType(TMVA::Types::EAnalysisType type, UInt_t numberClasses, UInt_t numberTargets)
 FDA can handle classification with 2 classes and regression with one regression-target
void DeclareOptions()
 define the options (their key words) that can be set in the option string
 UseRandomisedTrees  choose at each node splitting a random set of variables
 UseNvars         use UseNvars variables in randomised trees
 SeparationType   the separation criterion applied in the node splitting
                  known: GiniIndex
                         MisClassificationError
                         CrossEntropy
                         SDivSqrtSPlusB
 nEventsMin:      the minimum number of events in a node (leaf criteria, stop splitting)
 nCuts:           the number of steps in the optimisation of the cut for a node (if < 0, then
                  step size is determined by the events)
 UseYesNoLeaf     decide if the classification is done simply by the node type, or the S/B
                  (from the training) in the leaf node
 NodePurityLimit  the minimum purity to classify a node as a signal node (used in pruning and boosting to determine
                  misclassification error rate)
 PruneMethod      The Pruning method:
                  known: NoPruning  // switch off pruning completely
                         ExpectedError
                         CostComplexity
 PruneStrength    a parameter to adjust the amount of pruning. Should be large enouth such that overtraining is avoided");
void DeclareCompatibilityOptions()
 options that are used ONLY for the READER to ensure backward compatibility
void ProcessOptions()
 the option string is decoded, for available options see "DeclareOptions"
void SetMinNodeSize(Double_t sizeInPercent)
void SetMinNodeSize(TString sizeInPercent)
void Init( void )
 common initialisation with defaults for the DT-Method
~MethodDT( void )
destructor
void Train( void )
Double_t PruneTree()
 prune the decision tree if requested (good for individual trees that are best grown out, and then
 pruned back, while boosted decision trees are best 'small' trees to start with. Well, at least the
 standard "optimal pruning algorithms" don't result in 'weak enough' classifiers !!
Double_t TestTreeQuality(TMVA::DecisionTree* dt)
void AddWeightsXMLTo(void* parent) const
void ReadWeightsFromXML(void* wghtnode)
void ReadWeightsFromStream(istream& istr)
Double_t GetMvaValue(Double_t* err = 0, Double_t* errUpper = 0)
 returns MVA value
void GetHelpMessage() const
const TMVA::Ranking* CreateRanking()
Double_t GetPruneStrength()
{ return fPruneStrength; }
Int_t GetNNodesBeforePruning()
Int_t GetNNodes()
{return fTree->GetNNodes();}