Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product provides a useful measure of the accuracy of a Naïve Bayes predictive model and reduced computational expense relative to conventional techniques. A method for measuring accuracy of a Naïve Bayes predictive model comprises the steps of receiving a training dataset comprising a plurality of rows of data, building a Naïve Bayes predictive model using the training dataset, for each of at least a portion of the plurality of rows of data in the training dataset incrementally untraining the Naïve Bayes predictive model using the row of data and determining an accuracy of the incrementally untrained Naïve Bayes predictive model, and determining an aggregate accuracy of the Naïve Bayes predictive model.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product that uses attribute importance (AI) to reduce the time and computation resources required to build data mining models, and which provides a corresponding reduction in the cost of data mining. Attribute importance (AI) involves a process of choosing a subset of the original predictive attributes by eliminating redundant, irrelevant or uninformative ones and identifying those predictor attributes that may be most helpful in making predictions. A new algorithm Predictor Variance is proposed and a method of selecting predictive attributes for a data mining model comprises the steps of receiving a dataset having a plurality of predictor attributes, for each predictor attribute, determining a predictive quality of the predictor attribute, selecting at least one predictor attribute based on the determined predictive quality of the predictor attribute, and building a data mining model including only the selected at least one predictor attribute.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product provides a useful measure of the accuracy of a Naïve Bayes predictive model and reduced computational expense relative to conventional techniques. A method for measuring accuracy of a Naive Bayes predictive model comprises the steps of receiving a training dataset comprising a plurality of rows of data, building a Naïve Bayes predictive model using the training dataset, for each of at least a portion of the plurality of rows of data in the training dataset incrementally untraining the Naïve Bayes predictive model using the row of data and determining an accuracy of the incrementally untrained Naïve Bayes predictive model, and determining an aggregate accuracy of the Naïve Bayes predictive model.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product that uses attribute importance (AI) to reduce the time and computation resources required to build data mining models, and which provides a corresponding reduction in the cost of data mining. Attribute importance (AI) involves a process of choosing a subset of the original predictive attributes by eliminating redundant, irrelevant or uninformative ones and identifying those predictor attributes that may be most helpful in making predictions. A new algorithm Predictor Variance is proposed and a method of selecting predictive attributes for a data mining model comprises the steps of receiving a dataset having a plurality of predictor attributes, for each predictor attribute, determining a predictive quality of the predictor attribute, selecting at least one predictor attribute based on the determined predictive quality of the predictor attribute, and building a data mining model including only the selected at least one predictor attribute.