Comparing Statistical and Machine Learning Classifiers: Alternatives for Predictive Modeling in Human Factors Research

Human Factors

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 408-423

  Carnahan, Brian ^a,d   Meyer, Gérard ^b   Kuntz, Lois Ann ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b C Mellon Driver Train/Safety Inst   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

LOGISTIC REGRESSION;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DRIVER; DRIVER LICENCE; EXAMINATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MACHINE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DECISION TREES; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REACTION TIME; RESEARCH DESIGN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0344667539     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/hfes.45.3.408.27248     Document Type: Article

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