“…To achieve these aims, we scrutinized the performance of six classification MLAs (classification and regression tree (CART), Bayesian linear regression (BLR), SVM, boosted BRT, RF, and logistic regression (LogR)) and one regression method (multiple linear regression (MLR)) in identifying LS-prone areas and predicting the magnitude of LS. We applied the methods to two study areas, Semnan Plain and Kashmar Plain in Iran, both of which have experienced severe LS in recent decades [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24], using nine input variables: distance from the river, distance from the fault, groundwater drawdown, slope, aspect, land use, lithology, topographic wetness index (TWI), and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI).…”