Table 6.

Prediction models on CASS evaluations

Characteristics	Logistic Regression	MARS
Number of Basis Functions	11	22
Number of Predictors	8	12
Predictors on Day 1
TCV	-	+
Predictors on Day 2
Blastomere number	+	+
Status of parity	+	+
TCV	+	+
Fragmentation	+	+
Blastomere size difference	+	+
Predictors on Day 3
Blastomere number	+	+
TCV	-	+
Fragmentation	-	+
Blastomere size difference	+	+
Age_of male	+	+
Age_of female	-	+

+ represented included predictors; - represented excluded predictors