Rule-based machine learning methods for functional prediction

  • Authors:
  • Sholom M. Weiss;Nitin Indurkhya

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey;Department of Computer Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research
  • Year:
  • 1995

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Abstract

We describe a machine learning method for predicting the value of a real-valued function, given the values of multiple input variables. The method induces solutions from samples in the form of ordered disjunctive normal form (DNF) decision rules. A central objective of the method and representation is the induction of compact, easily interpretable solutions. This rule-based decision model can be extended to search efficiently for similar cases prior to approximating function values. Experimental results on real-world data demonstrate that the new techniques are competitive with existing machine learning and statistical methods and can sometimes yield superior regression performance.