Proactive data mining with decision trees /

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Imprint:New York, NY : Springer, 2014.
Description:1 online resource (x, 88 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2191-8112
SpringerBriefs in electrical and computer engineering.
Subject:Data mining.
Decision trees.
Computer Science.
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.
Information Storage and Retrieval.
Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet)
COMPUTERS -- General.
Data mining.
Decision trees.
Electronic books.
Ebook.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11083579
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Other authors / contributors:Dahan, Haim, author.
ISBN:9781493905393
1493905392
1493905384
9781493905386
9781493905386
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 17, 2014).
Summary:This book explores a proactive and domain-driven method to classification tasks. This novel proactive approach to data mining not only induces a model for predicting or explaining a phenomenon, but also utilizes specific problem/domain knowledge to suggest specific actions to achieve optimal changes in the value of the target attribute. In particular, the authors suggest a specific implementation of the domain-driven proactive approach for classification trees. The book centers on the core idea of moving observations from one branch of the tree to another. It introduces a novel splitting criterion for decision trees, termed maximal-utility, which maximizes the potential for enhancing profitability in the output tree. Two real-world case studies, one of a leading wireless operator and the other of a major security company, are also included and demonstrate how applying the proactive approach to classification tasks can solve business problems. Proactive Data Mining with Decision Trees is intended for researchers, practitioners and advanced-level students.
Other form:9781493905386
9781493905393
Standard no.:10.1007/978-1-4939-0539-3