Ensemble Classification Method Based on Truth Discovery

Abstract

Classification is a hot topic in such fields as machine learning and data mining. The traditional approach of machine learning is to find a classifier closest to the real classification function, while ensemble classification is to integrate the results of base classifiers, then make an overall prediction. Compared to using a single classifier, ensemble classification can significantly improve the generalization of the learning system in most cases. However, the existing ensemble classification methods rarely consider the weight of the classifier, and there are few methods to consider updating the weights dynamically. In this paper, we are inspired by the idea of truth discovery and propose a new ensemble classification method based on the truth discovery (named ECTD). As far as we know, we are the first to apply the idea of truth discovery in the field of ensemble learning. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method performs well in ensemble classification.