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C4.5: Programs for Machine Learning (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Machine Learning)

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Classical book - a bit pricy
Good Book to understand about decision tree construction.
The most clear work on Decision Trees available !

C4.5: Programs for Machine Learning (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Machine Learning)
J. Ross Quinlan
Manufacturer: Morgan Kaufmann
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1558602380

Book Description

Classifier systems play a major role in machine learning and knowledge-based systems, and Ross Quinlan's work on ID3 and C4.5 is widely acknowledged to have made some of the most significant contributions to their development. This book is a complete guide to the C4.5 system as implemented in C for the UNIX environment. It contains a comprehensive guide to the system's use , the source code (about 8,800 lines), and implementation notes. The source code and sample datasets are also available for download (see below).

C4.5 starts with large sets of cases belonging to known classes. The cases, described by any mixture of nominal and numeric properties, are scrutinized for patterns that allow the classes to be reliably discriminated. These patterns are then expressed as models, in the form of decision trees or sets of if-then rules, that can be used to classify new cases, with emphasis on making the models understandable as well as accurate. The system has been applied successfully to tasks involving tens of thousands of cases described by hundreds of properties. The book starts from simple core learning methods and shows how they can be elaborated and extended to deal with typical problems such as missing data and over hitting. Advantages and disadvantages of the C4.5 approach are discussed and illustrated with several case studies.

This book and software should be of interest to developers of classification-based intelligent systems and to students in machine learning and expert systems courses.

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Classical book - a bit pricy.......2006-02-27

This a very classical macihne learning book. The presentation of the material is very lucid. Dr. Quinlan is a great writer. However I would say that the book is a bit pricy. More than half of the book is C4.5 code. I personally would have liked more of the theory part. Also an updated edition with C5.0 algorithm will be very much welcome from the readers. I am not sure whether Dr. Quinlan has a book on C5.0 or is the enhancements over C4.5 are completely proprietory.

Overall, it is a good book to learn about the C4.5 algorithm.

Good Book to understand about decision tree construction........2005-09-27

The Book is very simple but more informative to understand about the C5.0 algorithm. It has less number of pages to read but covers all the topics from decision tree construction to rule induction. I recommend the book to readers who want to understand about the C4.5 algorithm.

The most clear work on Decision Trees available !.......1999-05-04

If you want to get introduced to Decision Trees algorithms, you must read this book. Ross Quinlan is the father of 'C 4.5' the most widely used tree algorithm. Most other algorithms (except for Chaid, which is older) are enhancements to C4.5 If you are from marketing, this is not a book for you. Why didn't you include a disk instead of so much source code pages, Ross ?

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