CLASSIFICATION OF POLISH HOUSEHOLDS BASED ON THEIR INCOMES BY MEANS OF DECISION TREES Cover Image

CLASSIFICATION OF POLISH HOUSEHOLDS BASED ON THEIR INCOMES BY MEANS OF DECISION TREES
CLASSIFICATION OF POLISH HOUSEHOLDS BASED ON THEIR INCOMES BY MEANS OF DECISION TREES

Author(s): Krzysztof Karpio, Piotr Łukasiewicz, Grzegorz Koszela, Arkadiusz Orłowski
Subject(s): Economy, National Economy, Methodology and research technology, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: income distribution; high incomes; classification trees; entropy; SQL Server;

Summary/Abstract: Classification trees included in SQL Server 2008R2 Analysis Services package have been used to classify Polish households based on their incomes. The analysis has been performed by means of the three algorithms and their effectiveness has been measured. Using the best algorithm a groups of households with the lowest and the largest incomes have been distinguished. The most important attributes describing households with the lowest and the largest incomes were identified and discussed.

  • Issue Year: XV/2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 403-413
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English