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DECISION THEORY CLASSIFICATION OF HIGH-DIMENSIONAL VECTORS BASED ON SMALL SAMPLES
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TitleDECISION THEORY CLASSIFICATION OF HIGH-DIMENSIONAL VECTORS BASED ON SMALL SAMPLES
AuthorBradshaw, David
KeywordsSupport Vector Machine
decision theory
posterior probabilities
matrix-variate normal
AbstractIn this paper, we review existing classification techniques and suggest an entirely new procedure for the classification of high-dimensional vectors on the basis of a few training samples. The proposed method is based on the Bayesian paradigm and provides posterior probabilities that a new vector belongs to each of the classes, therefore it adapts naturally to any number of classes. Our classification technique is based on a small vector which is related to the projection of the observation onto the space spanned by the training samples. This is achieved by employing matrix-variate distributions in classification, which is an entirely new idea. In addition, our method mimics time-tested classification techniques based on the assumption of normally distributed samples. By assuming that the samples have a matrix-variate normal distribution, we are able to replace classification on the basis of a large covariance matrix with classification on the basis of a smaller matrix that describes the relationship of sample vectors to each other.
AdviserPensky, Marianna
PublisherUniversity of Central Florida
DegreePh.D.
Degree DisciplineDepartment of Mathematics
Degree GrantorArts and Sciences
Degree ProgramMathematics
Graduation Date2005-12-01
TypeDoctoral dissertation
Access LevelPublic - Allow Worldwide Access
Release Date2006-01-09
RepositoryUniversity Archives
Repository CollectionElectronic Theses and Dissertations
IdentifierCFE0000753
Access Linkhttp://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0000753

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