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Using Error-Correcting Codes for Text Classification

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Using Error-Correcting Codes for Text Classification
This paper explores in detail the use of Error Correcting Output Coding (ECOC) for learning text classifiers. We show that the accuracy of a Naive Bayes Classifier over text classification tasks can be significantly improved by taking advantage of the error-correcting properties of the code. We also explore the use of different kinds of codes, namely Error-Correcting Codes, Random Codes, and Domain and Data-specific codes and give experimental results for each of them. The ECOC method scales well to large data sets with a large number of classes. Experiments on a real-world data set show a reduction in classification error by up to 66% over the traditional Naive Bayes Classifier. We also compare our empirical results to semitheoretical results and find that the two closely agree.
Rayid Ghani
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Type Conference
Year 2000
Where ICML
Authors Rayid Ghani
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