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48 results for rule extraction

We propose a method to extract interpretable rules from tree ensembles.

problem Tree ensembles are accurate but hard to interpret.
method Propose an estimator to extract compact sets of decision rules from tree ensembles.
result Our estimator improves accuracy and reveals useful relationships in the data.

New method compares feature importance and rule extraction for text data interpretability.

problem Unexpected differences in explanations from feature importance and rule extraction methods.
method Proposes a new approach to compare explanations from different methods.
result Different methods can lead to unexpected explanations, even for simple models.

Throughout music history, theorists have identified and documented interpretable rules that capture the decisions of composers. This paper asks, "Can a machine behave like a music theorist?" It presents MUS-ROVER, a self-learning system for automatically discovering rules from symbolic music. MUS-ROVER performs feature…

2016-06-17abs ↗pdf ↗

A model learns stock trading rules from raw prices using encoder-decoder neural network.

problem Extracting features from long price sequences for profitable trading rules.
method Neural encoder-decoder framework combined with DRL.
result The model outperforms state-of-the-art models in dynamic environments.

Mining relationships between treatment(s) and medical problem(s) is vital in the biomedical domain. This helps in various applications, such as decision support system, safety surveillance, and new treatment discovery. We propose a deep learning approach that utilizes both word level and sentence-level representations …

2018-06-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Sparse oblique decision tree improves security rules for renewable power systems.

problem Identifying secure operating conditions in power systems with high renewable energy.
method Sparse weighted oblique decision tree to learn and embed linear security rules.
result The method significantly increases secure states and reduces solution time.

FinReflectKG builds a comprehensive financial knowledge graph from SEC filings, improving extraction quality.

problem Lack of large-scale, open-source financial knowledge graph datasets.
method Intelligent document parsing, table-aware chunking, schema-guided iterative extraction, reflection-driven feedback loop.
result Reflection-agent-based mode achieves best balance of efficiency, accuracy, and reliability.

This work introduces uncertainty principles to mitigate Maximal Extractable Value in blockchain systems.

problem Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) in decentralized systems due to transaction submission privacy and monopolist power.
method Unified approaches via uncertainty principles, akin to harmonic analysis and physics, to quantify trade-offs between transaction flexibility and user economic payoff.
result Demonstrates a quantitative trade-off between transaction flexibility and user economic payoff, analogous to the Nyquist-Shannon sampling theorem.

Superposition rules form a class of functions that describe general solutions of systems of first-order ordinary differential equations in terms of generic families of particular solutions and certain constants. In this work we extend this notion and other related ones to systems of higher-order differential equations …

2011-11-17abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper studies a finite-fuel two-dimensional degenerate singular stochastic control problem under regime switching that is motivated by the optimal irreversible extraction problem of an exhaustible commodity. A company extracts a natural resource from a reserve with finite capacity, and sells it in the market at a …

2016-02-22abs ↗pdf ↗

A new classification rule for FDA improves classification performance by accounting for unequal covariance matrices.

problem Unequal covariance matrices in practical situations affect the performance of FDA and its variants.
method Proposes a novel classification rule for FDA that accounts for unequal covariance matrices, applicable to many FDA variants.
result The new classification rule improves classification performance compared to original FDA and variants.

Supervised linear feature extraction can be achieved by fitting a reduced rank multivariate model. This paper studies rank penalized and rank constrained vector generalized linear models. From the perspective of thresholding rules, we build a framework for fitting singular value penalized models and use it for feature …

2010-07-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Although deep learning models have proven effective at solving problems in natural language processing, the mechanism by which they come to their conclusions is often unclear. As a result, these models are generally treated as black boxes, yielding no insight of the underlying learned patterns. In this paper we conside…

2017-02-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved negation detection in Dutch clinical texts using machine learning.

problem Extracting negation from clinical text for better model development.
method Comparison of rule-based and machine learning methods (biLSTM, RoBERTa).
result BiLSTM and RoBERTa models outperform rule-based method in F1 score, precision, and recall.

RIPE is a novel deterministic and easily understandable prediction algorithm developed for continuous and discrete ordered data. It infers a model, from a sample, to predict and to explain a real variable YY given an input variable XXX \in \mathcal X (features). The algorithm extracts a sparse set of hyperrectangles $…

2018-07-12abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper proposes a method to improve VAEs by extracting latent spaces from pre-trained diffusion models.

problem VAEs struggle with generating high-quality images due to unrealistic Gaussian assumptions.
method Optimizes an encoder to maximize marginal data log-likelihood and derives a decoder analytically.
result The method enhances VAE performance by discarding Gaussian assumptions and training a separate decoder network.

S-SIRUS explains RF for spatial data, improving accuracy and interpretability.

problem Non-interpretable nature of Random Forest in spatially dependent data.
method Proposes S-SIRUS, a spatial extension of SIRUS for extracting interpretable rules.
result S-SIRUS outperforms SIRUS in spatially dependent data, offering higher predictive accuracy and shorter rule lists.

HRTPP improves TPP interpretability and accuracy in medical event modeling.

problem Lack of interpretability in TPPs for medical event sequences.
method Hybrid-Rule Temporal Point Processes (HRTPP) integrating temporal logic rules and numerical features.
result HRTPP outperforms state-of-the-art interpretable TPPs in predictive performance and clinical interpretability.

Invariant Causal Set Covering Machines avoid spurious associations.

problem Learning algorithms for rule-based models are vulnerable to spurious associations.
method Building on invariant causal prediction, propose Invariant Causal Set Covering Machines for conjunctions/disjunctions of binary-valued rules.
result The method can identify causal parents of a variable of interest in polynomial time.

With the growing adoption of machine learning techniques, there is a surge of research interest towards making machine learning systems more transparent and interpretable. Various visualizations have been developed to help model developers understand, diagnose, and refine machine learning models. However, a large numbe…

2018-07-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Hybrid framework merges data and domain knowledge for better spatial interpolation.

problem Spatial interpolation overlooks domain knowledge and limits to spatial coordinates.
method Integrates data-driven features with rule-assisted spatial dependency function mapping.
result Superior performance in two application scenarios, capturing localized features.

A nonparametric method for time series analysis extracts envelopes, detects peaks, and clusters data.

problem Extracting envelopes, detecting peaks, and clustering in time series data.
method Iterative procedure that minimizes L1L_1 drift to create upper and lower bounding signals, using Viterbi-like path tracking and optimal elimination rules.
result Efficiently calculated solution with near-linear time complexities for various applications.

The 20/60/20 rule improves risk management and portfolio optimization in finance.

problem Understanding and managing financial data with heavy tails.
method Application of the 20/60/20 rule to stock market data, development of new measures for tail heaviness, and integration into portfolio optimization.
result The 20/60/20 rule enhances robustness and performance in portfolio optimization.

Tree ensembles such as random forests and boosted trees are accurate but difficult to understand, debug and deploy. In this work, we provide the inTrees (interpretable trees) framework that extracts, measures, prunes and selects rules from a tree ensemble, and calculates frequent variable interactions. An rule-based le…

2014-08-23abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a generative model of a group EEG analysis, based on appropriate kernel assumptions on EEG data. We derive the variational inference update rule using various approximation techniques. The proposed model outperforms the current state-of-the-art algorithms in terms of common pattern extraction. The validity o…

2012-12-18abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper we propose a novel approach for learning from data using rule based fuzzy inference systems where the model parameters are estimated using Bayesian inference and Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) techniques. We show the applicability of the method for regression and classification tasks using synthetic data…

2016-10-28abs ↗pdf ↗

A price-maker company extracts an exhaustible commodity from a reservoir, and sells it instantaneously in the spot market. In absence of any actions of the company, the commodity's spot price evolves either as a drifted Brownian motion or as an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process. While extracting, the company affects the marke…

2018-12-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Objective: We investigate whether deep learning techniques for natural language processing (NLP) can be used efficiently for patient phenotyping. Patient phenotyping is a classification task for determining whether a patient has a medical condition, and is a crucial part of secondary analysis of healthcare data. We ass…

2017-03-25abs ↗pdf ↗

VisRuler simplifies decision extraction from bagged and boosted trees.

problem Complexity and lack of interpretability in ensemble models.
method Visual analytics tool for selecting robust models, important features, and essential decisions.
result Users successfully extracted and explained decisions from ensemble models.

Suppose you have one unit of stock, currently worth 1, which you must sell before time TT. The Optional Sampling Theorem tells us that whatever stopping time we choose to sell, the expected discounted value we get when we sell will be 1. Suppose however that we are able to see aa units of time into the future, and ba…

2016-01-22abs ↗pdf ↗