Optimal constraint-based decision tree induction from itemset lattices

  • Authors:
  • Siegfried Nijssen;Elisa Fromont

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium 3001;Laboratoire Hubert Curien, CNRS UMR 5516, Université de Saint-Étienne Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Étienne, France 42023

  • Venue:
  • Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

In this article we show that there is a strong connection between decision tree learning and local pattern mining. This connection allows us to solve the computationally hard problem of finding optimal decision trees in a wide range of applications by post-processing a set of patterns: we use local patterns to construct a global model. We exploit the connection between constraints in pattern mining and constraints in decision tree induction to develop a framework for categorizing decision tree mining constraints. This framework allows us to determine which model constraints can be pushed deeply into the pattern mining process, and allows us to improve the state-of-the-art of optimal decision tree induction.