{"title":"Series: Elements in World Englishes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElements in World Englishes\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a diverse exploration of the English language as it interacts with global cultures, histories, and disciplines. This series encompasses titles that span from technical and creative fields to historical and contemporary narratives, providing insight into the varied contexts where English evolves and thrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a rich tapestry of perspectives, from technological innovation and financial expertise to military history and personal development. 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It is based on decision trees and controls their size in a way that they are easy and straightforward to interpret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFurthermore, \u003cem\u003ePrInDT\u003c\/em\u003e optimises their accuracy so that they best fit the data and can be reliably used for prediction. Moreover, it can handle unbalanced classes that occur, for example, when comparing non-standard with standard linguistic realisations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe various \u003cem\u003ePrInDT\u003c\/em\u003e functions can deal with classification and regression tasks and can analyse multiple endogenous variables jointly, even for models combining classification and regression. 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