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Inferring a Boolean Function from Positive and Negative Examples

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Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery via Logic-Based Methods

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A central problem in data mining is how to analyze observations grouped into two categories and infer some key patterns that may be implied by these observations. As discussed in Chapter 1, these observations describe different states of nature of the system or phenomenon of interest to the analyst.

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Triantaphyllou, E. (2010). Inferring a Boolean Function from Positive and Negative Examples. In: Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery via Logic-Based Methods. Springer Optimization and Its Applications, vol 43. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1630-3_2

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