Rl. Major et Ct. Ragsdale, An aggregation approach to the classification problem using multiple prediction experts, INF PR MAN, 36(4), 2000, pp. 683-696
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Library & Information Science","Information Tecnology & Communication Systems
A general problem of combining the classifications or predictions of n loca
l information systems S-1, S-2, ..., S-n into a single system S is consider
ed in this paper. We introduce a new approach for solving an aggregation pr
oblem where a decision maker needs to classify an observation based on grou
p-membership predictions coming from multiple experts. We empirically test
our approach along with two alternative approaches found in the literature
using real-world data and four popular classification techniques. The resul
ts show that our approach produced the best performance according to certai
n performance measures. Researchers may use this method to create a knowled
ge base of information for a distributed expert system or one that acquires
prediction information from the Internet. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. A
ll rights reserved.