A Computational Study of Distributed Rule Learning

Riyaz Sikora and Michael J. Shaw
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Riyaz Sikora: Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Michigan-Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, Michigan 48128
Michael J. Shaw: Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 405 N. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801

Information Systems Research, 1996, vol. 7, issue 2, 189-197

Abstract: This report is concerned with a rule learning system called the Distributed Learning System (DLS). Its objective is two-fold: First, as the main contribution, the DLS as a rule-learning technique is described and the resulting computational performance is presented, with definitive computational benefits clearly demonstrated to show the efficacy of using the DLS. Second, the important parameters of the DLS are identified to show the characteristics of the Group Problem Solving (GPS) strategy as implemented in the DLS. On one hand this helps us pinpoint the critical designs of the DLS for effective rule learning; on the other hand this analysis can provide insight into the use of GPS as a more general rule-learning strategy.

Keywords: group problem solving; genetic algorithms; group learning; hybrid learning system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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