What are the advantages of logistic regression over decision trees? This question was originally answered on Quora by Claudia Perlich.

To investigate how students' characteristics and experiences affect satisfaction, this study uses regression and decision tree analysis with the CHAID algorithm to analyze student-opinion data. A data ...

For more information on this research see: Comparison and Analysis of the Effectiveness of Linear Regression, Decision Tree, and Random Forest Models for Health Insurance Premium Forecasting.