Preference-Driven Classification Measure.

Classification is one of the main problems of machine learning, and assessing the quality of classification is one of the most topical tasks, all the more difficult as it depends on many factors. Many different measures have been proposed to assess the quality of the classification, often depending on the application of a specific classifier. However, in most cases, these measures are focused on binary classification, and for the problem of many decision classes, they are significantly simplified.

Permutation Entropy as a Measure of Information Gain/Loss in the Different Symbolic Descriptions of Financial Data.

Financial markets give a large number of trading opportunities. However, over-complicated systems make it very difficult to be effectively used by decision-makers. Volatility and noise present in the markets evoke a need to simplify the market picture derived for the decision-makers.