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Optimal ROC for a Combination of Classifiers
Marco Barreno, Alvaro Cardenas, Doug Tygar

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Marco Barreno, Alvaro Cardenas, Doug Tygar. "Optimal ROC for a Combination of Classifiers". Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS) 20, 2008, January, 2008.

Abstract
We present a new analysis for the combination of binary classifiers. Our analysis makes use of the Neyman-Pearson lemma as a theoretical basis to analyze combinations of classifiers. We give a method for finding the optimal decision rule for a combination of classifiers and prove that it has the optimal ROC curve. We show how our method generalizes and improves previous work on combining classifiers and generating ROC curves.

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    Marco Barreno, Alvaro Cardenas, Doug Tygar. "Optimal
    ROC for a Combination of Classifiers". Advances in
    Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS) 20, 2008,
    January, 2008.
  • BibTeX
    @inproceedings{BarrenoCardenasTygar08_OptimalROCForCombinationOfClassifiers,
        author = {Marco Barreno and Alvaro Cardenas and Doug Tygar},
        title = {Optimal ROC for a Combination of Classifiers},
        booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems
                  (NIPS) 20, 2008},
        month = {January},
        year = {2008},
        abstract = {We present a new analysis for the combination of
                  binary classifiers. Our analysis makes use of the
                  Neyman-Pearson lemma as a theoretical basis to
                  analyze combinations of classifiers. We give a
                  method for finding the optimal decision rule for a
                  combination of classifiers and prove that it has
                  the optimal ROC curve. We show how our method
                  generalizes and improves previous work on
                  combining classifiers and generating ROC curves.},
        URL = {http://www.truststc.org/pubs/320.html}
    }
    

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