We present a rigorous framework, based on optimization, for evaluating data mining operations such as associations and clustering, in terms of their utility in decisionmaking. Thi...
Jon M. Kleinberg, Christos H. Papadimitriou, Prabh...
In peer-to-peer data management systems query allocation is a critical issue for the good operation of the system. This task is challenging because participants may prefer to perf...
The microeconomic framework for data mining [7] assumes that an enterprise chooses a decision maximizing the overall utility over all customers where the contribution of a custome...