Learning to Classify the Consumer Confidence Indicator (in Portugal)

The literature paid some attention, time ago, to the relationship that, supposedly, should exist between level of consumer confidence and unemployment rate. This is interesting, both from a scientific point view, given inherently subjective character that confidence, but also view economic policy, importance In this article, revisited, using learning models, namely regression classification trees. Using, for example, case Portugal, rate presents itself as an adequate classifier level. use trees shows separation low high values indicator made threshold value levels are inversely related terms policy lessons, confirms in face crises, such one we experiencing, which tend fall increases, these two variables cannot be ignored.