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Main Authors: Mussard, Cassandra, Charpentier, Arthur, Mussard, Stéphane
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.18028
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author Mussard, Cassandra
Charpentier, Arthur
Mussard, Stéphane
author_facet Mussard, Cassandra
Charpentier, Arthur
Mussard, Stéphane
contents This paper introduces enhancements to the K-means and K-nearest neighbors (KNN) algorithms based on the concept of Gini prametric spaces, instead of traditional metric spaces. Unlike standard distance metrics, Gini prametrics incorporate both value-based and rank-based measures, offering robustness to noise and outliers. The main contributions include: (1) a Gini prametric that captures rank information alongside value distances; (2) a Gini K-means algorithm that is provably convergent and resilient to noisy data; and (3) a Gini KNN method that performs competitively with state-of-the-art approaches like Hassanat's distance in noisy environments. Experimental evaluations on 16 UCI datasets demonstrate the superior performance and efficiency of the Gini-based algorithms in clustering and classification tasks. This work opens new directions for rank-based prametrics in machine learning and statistical analysis.
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spellingShingle KNN and K-means in Gini Prametric Spaces
Mussard, Cassandra
Charpentier, Arthur
Mussard, Stéphane
Machine Learning
This paper introduces enhancements to the K-means and K-nearest neighbors (KNN) algorithms based on the concept of Gini prametric spaces, instead of traditional metric spaces. Unlike standard distance metrics, Gini prametrics incorporate both value-based and rank-based measures, offering robustness to noise and outliers. The main contributions include: (1) a Gini prametric that captures rank information alongside value distances; (2) a Gini K-means algorithm that is provably convergent and resilient to noisy data; and (3) a Gini KNN method that performs competitively with state-of-the-art approaches like Hassanat's distance in noisy environments. Experimental evaluations on 16 UCI datasets demonstrate the superior performance and efficiency of the Gini-based algorithms in clustering and classification tasks. This work opens new directions for rank-based prametrics in machine learning and statistical analysis.
title KNN and K-means in Gini Prametric Spaces
topic Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.18028