Title
The Naïve Associative Classifier (NAC): A novel, simple, transparent, and accurate classification model evaluated on financial data.
Abstract
In this paper the Naïve Associative Classifier (NAC), a novel supervised learning model, is presented. Its strengths lie in its simplicity, transparency, transportability and accuracy. The creation, design, implementation and application of the NAC are sustained by an original similarity operator of our own design, the Mixed and Incomplete Data Similarity Operator (MIDSO). One of the key features of MIDSO is its ability to handle missing values as well as mixed numerical and categorical data types. The proposed model was tested by performing numerical experiments using finance-related datasets including credit assignment, bank telemarketing, bankruptcy, and banknote authentication. The experimental results show the adequacy of the model for decision support in those environments, outperforming several state-of-the-art pattern classifiers. Additionally, the advantages and limitations of the NAC, as well as possible improvements, are discussed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1016/j.neucom.2017.03.085
Neurocomputing
Keywords
Field
DocType
Supervised classification,Mixed data,Similarity,Bank deposits,Bank Telemarketing,Savings
Credit assignment,Data mining,Authentication,Categorical variable,Decision support system,Associative classifier,Supervised learning,Artificial intelligence,Operator (computer programming),Missing data,Mathematics,Machine learning
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
265
C
0925-2312
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.39
0
Authors
5