A hierarchical multiple classifier learning algorithm

Pattern Analysis and Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 150-168

  Chou, Yu Yu ^a   Shapiro, Linda G ^b  

^a SYNOPSYS INC   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Class sub labelling; Hierarchical classification system; Mega Data Learning; Mixtures of classifiers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041572916     PISSN: 14337541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10044-002-0187-1     Document Type: Article

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