Title : 
Variable Ordering in the Conditional Independence Bayesian Classifier Induction Process: An Evolutionary Approach
         
        
            Author : 
Hruschka, Estevam R., Jr. ; dos Santos, Edimilson B. ; de O.Galvao, S.D.C.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Univ. Fed. de Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos
         
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This work proposes, implements and discusses a hybrid Bayes/genetic collaboration (VOGAC-MarkovPC) designed to induce conditional independence Bayesian classifiers from data. The main contribution is the use of MarkovPC algorithm in order to reduce the computational complexity of a genetic algorithm (GA) designed to explore the variable orderings (VOs) in order to optimize the induced classifiers. Experiments performed in a number of datasets revealed that VOGAC-MarkovPC required less than 25% of the time demanded by VOGAC-PC on average. In addition, when concerning the classification accuracy, VOGAC-MakovPC performed as well as VOGAC-PC did.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Bayes methods; Markov processes; computational complexity; genetic algorithms; pattern classification; VOGAC-MarkovPC; computational complexity; conditional independence Bayesian classifier induction process; evolutionary approach; genetic algorithm; genetic collaboration; variable ordering; Algorithm design and analysis; Bayesian methods; Classification algorithms; Collaborative work; Computational complexity; Design optimization; Genetic algorithms; Hybrid intelligent systems; International collaboration; Random variables;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Hybrid Intelligent Systems, 2007. HIS 2007. 7th International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Kaiserlautern
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-0-7695-2946-2
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/HIS.2007.67