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226 W.-Y. Loh<br />

germination<br />

temperature<br />

=11 o C<br />

moisture level<br />

=high or medium<br />

moisture<br />

level<br />

=high<br />

134/300 122/300<br />

343/600<br />

germ.<br />

temp.<br />

=11 o C<br />

256/300 252/300<br />

Fig 15. Piecewise simple linear LOTUS logistic regression tree for seed germination experiment.<br />

The fraction beneath each leaf node is the sample proportion of germinated seeds.<br />

Probability of germination<br />

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0<br />

Moisture level = high<br />

20 30 40 50 60<br />

Storage temperature<br />

Probability of germination<br />

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0<br />

Moisture level = medium<br />

20 30 40 50 60<br />

Storage temperature<br />

Probability of germination<br />

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0<br />

Moisture level = low<br />

20 30 40 50 60<br />

Storage temperature<br />

Fig 16. Fitted probability functions for seed germination data. The solid and dashed lines pertain<br />

to fits at germination temperatures of 11 and 21 degrees, respectively. The two lines coincide in<br />

the middle graph.<br />

which extends the GUIDE algorithm to logistic regression. It yields the logistic regression<br />

tree in Figure 15. Since there is only one linear predictor in each node of<br />

the tree, the LOTUS model can be visualized through the fitted probability functions<br />

shown in Figure 16. Note that although the tree has five leaf nodes, and hence<br />

five fitted probability functions, we can display the five functions in three graphs,<br />

using solid and dashed lines to differentiate between the two germination temperature<br />

levels. Note also that the solid and dashed lines coincide in the middle graph<br />

because the fitted probabilities there are independent of germination temperature.<br />

The graphs show clearly the large negative effect of storage temperature, especially<br />

when moisture level is medium or high. Further, the shapes of the fitted<br />

functions for low moisture level are quite different from those for medium and high<br />

moisture levels. This explains the strong interaction between storage temperature<br />

and moisture level found by Collett [9].<br />

7. Conclusion<br />

We have shown by means of examples that a regression tree model can be a useful<br />

supplement to a traditional analysis. At a minimum, the former can serve as a check<br />

on the latter. If the results agree, the tree offers another way to interpret the main

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