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City University of New York - City College

Brief Study of Classification Algorithms in Machine Learning

Abstract

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<p>The purpose of this study is to briefly learn the theory and implementation of three most commonly used Machine Learning algorithms: k-Nearest Neighbors (kNN), Decision Trees and Naïve Bayes. All these algorithms fall under the Classification algorithm category of Unsupervised Machine Learning. This paper is constructed structurally in explaining the working theory behind each algorithm and an implementation of a Machine Learning problem solved by each algorithm. KNN algorithm is designed using Euclidean distance measurement and Decision Trees make use of ID3 algorithm as a basis. We conclude the study by providing an overall picture of its strengths and weaknesses in solving different types of problems. Also a major point to note is that this paper is not a comparison between these three algorithms.</p>

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Engineering (M.E.)
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Engineering
Year dc:date.available
2017

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Sankara Subbu, Ramesh
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Bo Yuan

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cc_etds_theses/679
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:cc_etds_theses-1680

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citation

Sankara Subbu, Ramesh. Brief Study of Classification Algorithms in Machine Learning. Thesis thesis, 2017. https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cc_etds_theses/679