Ensemble Selection based on Classifier Prediction Confidence

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Tien Thanh Nguyen¹  Anh Vu Luong²  Manh Truong Dang¹  Liew, Alan Wee-Chung²  McCall, John¹ 

[1] Robert Gordon Univ, Sch Comp Sci & Digital Media, Aberdeen, Scotland

[2] Griffith Univ, Sch Informat & Commun Technol, Nathan, Qld, Australia

关键词: Ensemble method;    Multiple classifier system;    Ensemble selection;    Classifier selection;    Artificial bee colony;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.patcog.2019.107104

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Ensemble selection is one of the most studied topics in ensemble learning because a selected subset of base classifiers may perform better than the whole ensemble system. In recent years, a great many ensemble selection methods have been introduced. However, many of these lack flexibility: either a fixed subset of classifiers is pre-selected for all test samples (static approach), or the selection of classifiers depends upon the performance of techniques that define the region of competence (dynamic approach). In this paper, we propose an ensemble selection method that takes into account each base classifier's confidence during classification and the overall credibility of the base classifier in the ensemble. In other words, a base classifier is selected to predict for a test sample if the confidence in its prediction is higher than its credibility threshold. The credibility thresholds of the base classifiers are found by minimizing the empirical 0-1 loss on the entire training observations. In this way, our approach integrates both the static and dynamic aspects of ensemble selection. Experiments on 62 datasets demonstrate that the proposed method achieves much better performance in comparison to some ensemble methods. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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