Bridging the Gap between Naive Bayes and Maximum Entropy Text Classification

Alfons Juan, David Vilar, Hermann Ney

2007

Abstract

The naive Bayes and maximum entropy approaches to text classification are typically discussed as completely unrelated techniques. In this paper, however, we show that both approaches are simply two different ways of doing parameter estimation for a common log-linear model of class posteriors. In particular, we show how to map the solution given by maximum entropy into an optimal solution for naive Bayes according to the conditional maximum likelihood criterion.

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Juan A., Vilar D. and Ney H. (2007). Bridging the Gap between Naive Bayes and Maximum Entropy Text Classification . In Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Pattern Recognition in Information Systems - Volume 1: PRIS, (ICEIS 2007) ISBN 978-972-8865-93-1, pages 59-65. DOI: 10.5220/0002425700590065


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@conference{pris07,
author={Alfons Juan and David Vilar and Hermann Ney},
title={Bridging the Gap between Naive Bayes and Maximum Entropy Text Classification},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Pattern Recognition in Information Systems - Volume 1: PRIS, (ICEIS 2007)},
year={2007},
pages={59-65},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002425700590065},
isbn={978-972-8865-93-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Pattern Recognition in Information Systems - Volume 1: PRIS, (ICEIS 2007)
TI - Bridging the Gap between Naive Bayes and Maximum Entropy Text Classification
SN - 978-972-8865-93-1
AU - Juan A.
AU - Vilar D.
AU - Ney H.
PY - 2007
SP - 59
EP - 65
DO - 10.5220/0002425700590065