DocumentCode
553079
Title
Decision and classification problems using Mahalanobis statistical distance
Author
Criado, C. ; Alamo, N. ; Rabal, H. ; Cap, N.
Author_Institution
Dept. de Fis. Aplic. I, Univ. de Malaga, Malaga, Spain
Volume
2
fYear
2011
fDate
26-28 July 2011
Firstpage
1012
Lastpage
1016
Abstract
We present a method that uses Mahalanobis distance to study some decision and classification problems. Four examples are used to show the diversity of possible applications of our method. Based on two simulated sets of data, we have calculated the corresponding Mahalanobis distances and their sum and differences Holodiagrams. These diagrams are valuable visualization tools for studying decision and classification problems in the proposed applications.
Keywords
decision theory; pattern classification; statistical analysis; Mahalanobis statistical distance; classification problem; decision problem; sum and differences Holodiagrams; valuable visualization tools; Companies; Correlation; Gaussian distribution; Investments; Magnetohydrodynamics; Pharmaceuticals; Sensitivity; Classification; Decision analysis; Holodiagram; Mahalanobis distance;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (FSKD), 2011 Eighth International Conference on
Conference_Location
Shanghai
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-180-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FSKD.2011.6019637
Filename
6019637
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