[R] rpart tuning question

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Sharma, Dhruv wrote:

> Hi,
>  In a binary classification dataset is there a way to tune rpart to now
> allow any false positives.

There may be no such tree, but if there is, ?rpart.control gives you the 
means to achieve it.

>  I.e. is there some setting that will enforce no false positives (prior
> etc)?  (and yet Without making the tree pick all 0 or 1 outcome)

I have no idea what that sentence is intended to mean.

> Dhruv
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