Introduction to Decision Trees: Basic Structure and Characteristics

This video introduces decision trees, a tool used by businesses to evaluate potential outcomes of decisions. It explains the structure of decision trees, including decision and chance nodes, and how they help in assessing investment decisions. The video also covers the importance of probabilities and opportunity costs in decision making. Finally, it outlines the basic features of decision trees and sets the stage for constructing them in future videos.

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