Automatic Design of Decision-Tree Induction Algorithms

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Barros, Rodrigo C. (Συγγραφέας), de Carvalho, André C.P.L.F (Συγγραφέας), Freitas, Alex A. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science,
• Θέματα: Computer science.; Data mining.; Pattern recognition.; Computer Science.; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.; Pattern Recognition.

 Presents a detailed study of the major design components that constitute a top-down decision-tree induction algorithm, including aspects such as split criteria, stopping criteria, pruning and the approaches for dealing with missing values. Whereas the strategy still employed nowadays is to use a 'generic' decision-tree induction algorithm regardless of the data, the authors argue on the benefits that a bias-fitting strategy could bring to decision-tree induction, in which the ultimate goal is the automatic generation of a decision-tree induction algorithm tailored to the application domain of interest. For such, they discuss how one can effectively discover the most suitable set of components of decision-tree induction algorithms to deal with a wide variety of applications through the paradigm of evolutionary computation, following the emergence of a novel field called hyper-heuristics. "Automatic Design of Decision-Tree Induction Algorithms" would be highly useful for machine learning and evolutionary computation students and researchers alike. 

 Introduction -- Decision-Tree Induction -- Evolutionary Algorithms and Hyper-Heuristics -- HEAD-DT: Automatic Design of Decision-Tree Algorithms -- HEAD-DT: Experimental Analysis -- HEAD-DT: Fitness Function Analysis -- Conclusions.