Document Classification By Machine: Theory and Practice

In this note, we present results concerning the theory and practice of determining for a given document which of several categories it best fits. We describe a mathematical model of classification schemes and the one scheme which can be proved optimal among all those based on word frequencies. Finally, we report the results of an experiment which illustrates the efficacy of this classification method. TOPICAL PAPER, Subject Area: TEXT PROCESSING

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1994
• Where: COLING
• Authors: Louise Guthrie, Elbert A. Walker
• Keywords: Classification Schemes, COLING 1994, COLING 2008, Mathematical Model, Word Frequencies