RULES-5: A rule induction algorithm for classification problems involving continuous attributes

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 217, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1273-1286

  Pham, D T ^a   Bigot, S ^a   Dimov, S S ^a  

^a School of Engineering   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous attributes; Covering algorithm; Machine learning; Rule induction

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CLASSIFICATION PROBLEMS;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

ALGORITHM; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0347300495     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440603322769929     Document Type: Article

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