DM: CHAID vs. CARTŪ

[Torpy, Edward]

Hi all,

I joined this list about a week ago, and I have to say that I'm pretty
impressed with the level of discussion here.  I'm a technical 
marketing
specialist in the marketing department at SPSS Inc.  Lately, we've 
been
talking about the differences between CHAID algorithms and CARTŪ 
algorithms, and I thought I'd see what you people think.

1) What are the pros and cons of CHAID and CARTŪ ?

2) What is your preference and why?

3) Would you always use one over the other, or would you use one in 
some
situations and use the other in  different situations.

Please note that I'm not asking about specific products, only the
algorithms.  Although, if you have any strong feelings about certain
products, I'd be interested in hearing those as well.

Thanks for your input,

- Ed

Edward J. Torpy
>Technical Marketing Specialist
>SPSS Inc.
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