In a binary dataset, a rare-class problem occurs when one class of data (typically the class of interest) is far outweighed by the other. Such a problem is typically difficult to learn and classify and is quite common, especially among biological problems such as the identification of gene conversions. A multitude of solutions for this problem exist with varying levels of success. In this paper...

Designing a spam-filtering system that can run efficiently on heavily burdened servers is particularly important to the widely used email service providers (ESPs) (e.g., Hotmail, Yahoo, and Gmail) who have to deal with millions of emails everyday. Two primary challenges these companies face in spam filtering are efficiency and scalability. This study is undertaken to develop an efficient and sc...

The rare-class data classification problem is a common one. It occurs when, in a dataset, the class of interest is far outweighed by other classes, thus making it difficult to classify using typical classification algorithms. These types of problems are found quite often in biological datasets, where data can be sparse and the class of interest has few representatives. A variety of solutions to...

One of the main causes of death the world over is the family of cardiovascular diseases, of which coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major type. Angiography is the principal diagnostic modality for the stenosis of heart arteries; however, it leads to high complications and costs. The present study conducted data-mining algorithms on the Z-Alizadeh Sani dataset, so as to investigate rule based a...