In the field of statistical discrimination k-nearest neighbor classification is a well-known, easy and successful … possibilities to use nearest neighbor for classification in the case of an ordinal class structure. Empirical studies show the …

Classification trees based on imprecise probabilities provide an advancement of classical classification trees. The … Gini Index is the default splitting criterion in classical classification trees, while in classification trees based on …. Additional results from research on variable selection bias in classical classification trees are incorporated, implying further …