Local versus Global Models for Classification Problems: Fitting Models Where it Matters Export

@article{citeulike:4400937, abstract = {It is generally argued that predictive or decision making steps in statistics are separate from the model building or inferential steps. In many problems, however, predictive accuracy matters more in some parts of the data space than in others, and it is appropriate to aim for greater model effectiveness in those regions. If the relevant parts of the space depend on the use to which the model is to be put, then the best model will depend also on this intended use. We illustrate using examples from supervised classification.}, author = {Hand, David J. and Vinciotti, Veronica}, citeulike-article-id = {4400937}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/30037245}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/30037245}, doi = {10.2307/30037245}, issn = {00031305}, journal = {The American Statistician}, keywords = {classification, statistics}, number = {2}, pages = {124--131}, posted-at = {2009-04-24 16:37:28}, priority = {0}, publisher = {American Statistical Association}, title = {Local versus Global Models for Classification Problems: Fitting Models Where it Matters}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/30037245}, volume = {57}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4400937 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4400937 N2 - It is generally argued that predictive or decision making steps in statistics are separate from the model building or inferential steps. In many problems, however, predictive accuracy matters more in some parts of the data space than in others, and it is appropriate to aim for greater model effectiveness in those regions. If the relevant parts of the space depend on the use to which the model is to be put, then the best model will depend also on this intended use. We illustrate using examples from supervised classification. IS - 2 JF - The American Statistician SN - 00031305 EP - 131 TI - Local versus Global Models for Classification Problems: Fitting Models Where it Matters PB - American Statistical Association VL - 57 SP - 124 KW - classification KW - statistics AU - Hand, David AU - Vinciotti, Veronica PY - 2003/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/30037245 ER -