Multicriteria Decision Aid Classification Methods

The book discusses a new approach to the classification problem following the decision support orientation of multicriteria decision aid. The book reviews the existing research on the development of classification methods, investigating the corresponding model development procedures, and providing a thorough analysis of their performance both in experimental situations and real-world problems from the field of finance.
Audience: Researchers and professionals working in management science, decision analysis, operations research, financial/banking analysis, economics, statistics, computer science, as well as graduate students in management science and operations research.

Contenu

Prologue. 1. Introduction to the Classification Problem. 2. Review of Classification Techniques. 3. Multicriteria Decision and Classification Techniques. 4. Preference Disaggregation Classification Methods. 5. Experimental Comparison of Classification Techniques. 6. Classification Problems in Finance. 7. Conclusions and Future Perspective. References. Subject Index.