CRITERIA FOR ESTABLISHING LOCALLY OPTIMAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST SEQUENCES,

Abstract

In determining diagnostic procedures a rule for assigning cases to classes is desired. Each case is describable by stating its value on a number of attributes. Only one attribute may be examined at a time, and there is a cost for determining the value of each attribute. Therefore, the appropriate method of classification is by a tree of sequential tests. Algorithms for examining a (large) file of cases of known class membership to produce a diagnostic rule are developed. The choice of a particular algorithm depends jointly upon the cost factors involved and the nature of the acts which result for tentative diagnosis of a case as a member of a class. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0627142

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  • Earl B. Hunt

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