Using machine learning techniques in the construction of models. II. Data analysis with rule induction

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-111

  Džeroski, Sašo ^a   Grbović, Jasna ^b   Walley, William J ^c   Kompare, Boris ^d  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b Hydrometeorological Inst Slovenia   (Slovenia)

^c STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence; Data analysis; Ecological modelling; Expert systems; Machine learning; Rule induction

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERT SYSTEM; MACHINE LEARNING; MODELLING;

EID: 0030618299     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(96)00029-4     Document Type: Article

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