title: R package "tree": what is the difference between minsize and mincut?
body: <p>The <code>tree</code> command for constructing classification trees (using the "tree" library) is configured using <code>tree.control</code>.  The <code>tree.control</code> help page explains the <code>minsize</code> and <code>mincut</code> parameters as follows:</p>
  
  <pre><code>mincut  
  The minimum number of observations to include in either child node.
  This is a weighted quantity; the observational weights are used to
  compute the ‘number’. The default is 5.
  
  minsize 
  The smallest allowed node size: a weighted quantity. The default is 10.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>To me, these two descriptions seem to say very similar things.  What is the difference between <code>mincut</code> and <code>minsize</code>?</p>