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X.gini: The gini-index gain measure function

Description

It is an auxiliary function for the qualityF parameter in the FS.greedy.heuristic.reduct.RST and FS.greedy.heuristic.superreduct.RST functions. It is based on the gini index as a measure of information (K. Stoffel and L. E. Raileanu, 2000).

Usage

X.gini(decisionDistrib)

Arguments

decisionDistrib
a distribution of values on the decision attribute.

Value

  • qualityF.

References

K. Stoffel and L. E. Raileanu, "Selecting Optimal Split-Functions with Linear Threshold Unit Trees and Madaline-Style Networks", in: Research and Development in Intelligent Systems XVII, BCS Conference Series (2000).