Bias-variance analysis of local classification methods

Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 49-57

  Schiffner, Julia ^a   Bischl, Bernd ^a   Weihs, Claus ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NEAREST NEIGHBOR SEARCH;

BENCHMARK STUDY; BIAS VARIANCE ANALYSIS; BIAS VARIANCE DECOMPOSITION; CLASSIFICATION METHODS; CLASSIFICATION TREES; K-NEAREST NEIGHBORS METHOD; LOCAL APPROACHES; MISCLASSIFICATION RATES;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION);

EID: 84888216718     PISSN: 14318814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-24466-7_6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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