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Ferri, CAuthorHernández-Orallo, JAuthorRamírez-Quintana, MjAuthor

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October 31, 2024
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Using negotiable features for prescription problems

Publicated to: COMPUTING. 91 (2): 135-168 - 2011-01-01 91(2), DOI: 10.1007/s00607-010-0129-5

Authors:

Bella Sanjuán, Antonio; Ferri Ramírez, César; Hernández Orallo, José; Ramírez Quintana, María José
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Valencia, DSIC ELP - Author

Abstract

Data mining is usually concerned on the construction of accurate models from data, which are usually applied to well-defined problems that can be clearly isolated and formulated independently from other problems. Although much computational effort is devoted for their training and statistical evaluation, model deployment can also represent a scientific problem, when several data mining models have to be used together, constraints appear on their application, or they have to be included in decision processes based on different rules, equations and constraints. In this paper we address the problem of combining several data mining models for objects and individuals in a common scenario, where not only we can affect decisions as the result of a change in one or more data mining models, but we have to solve several optimisation problems, such as choosing one or more inputs to get the best overall result, or readjusting probabilities after a failure. We illustrate the point in the area of customer relationship management (CRM), where we deal with the general problem of prescription between products and customers. We introduce the concept of negotiable feature, which leads to an extended taxonomy of CRM problems of greater complexity, since each new negotiable feature implies a new degree of freedom. In this context, we introduce several new problems and techniques, such as data mining model inversion (by ranging on the inputs or by changing classification problems into regression problems by function inversion), expected profit estimation and curves, global optimisation through a Monte Carlo method, and several negotiation strategies in order to solve this maximisation problem.
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Keywords

CrmData miningEstimationFunction inversion problemGlobal optimisationGlobal optimizationMonte carloMonte carlo methodMonte carlo methodsNegotiable featuresNegotiationOptimizationPerformanceProbabilityProbability estimationProfit maximisationProfitabilityPublic relationsRankingSelectionSimulation

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal COMPUTING due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2011, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Computational Theory and Mathematics. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-02:

  • WoS: 5
  • Scopus: 7
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Impact and social visibility

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Bella, A) and Last Author (Ramírez Quintana, María José).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Bella, A.

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Awards linked to the item

EU; Spanish MEC/MICINN [TIN 2007-68093-C02]; Spanish project [CSD2007-00022]; GVA project [PROMETEO/2008/051]
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