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Classifier Technology and the Illusion of Progress — HN submission

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 14:51:31 GMT

Classifier Technology and the Illusion of Progress

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Classifier Technology and the Illusion of Progress — mentioned by tel

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 13:52:02 GMT

The two cultures argument is strong, but so is David Hand's "Illusion of Progress" paper [1] which fits into the debate by highlighting that classifier technologies often touted by machine learning aficionados does not scale to better performance when analyzed carefully. In my experience, improvements in performance tend to come from improvements in domain knowledge. This usually plays out in feature selection, but may involve radical changes in the classifier/model design. The secondary ones are more fun and can more easily be the basis of a PhD. The initial ones are usually swept under the…

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Classifier Technology and the Illusion of Progress — HN submission

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:10:14 GMT

"Classiﬁer Technology and the Illusion of Progress" by David J. Hand

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Classifier Technology and the Illusion of Progress — mentioned by mdda

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:51:01 GMT

Direct link : http://arxiv.org/pdf/math.ST/0606441.pdf

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