A Theoretical Approach to Ordinal Classification: Feature Space-Based Definition and Classifier-Independent Detection of Ordinal Class Structures

Ordinal classification (OC) is a sub-discipline of multi-class classification (i.e., including at least three classes), in which the classes constitute an ordinal structure. Applications of ordinal classification can be found, for instance, in the medical field, e.g., with the class labels order, ea...

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Published in:	Applied Sciences
Main Authors:	Peter Bellmann, Ludwig Lausser, Hans A. Kestler, Friedhelm Schwenker
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Subjects:	ordinal classification detection of ordinal class structures Fisher’s discriminant ratio
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/4/1815