3.4.4 Classification Schemes
The final classification was implemented with four classification
techniques namely, Quantile, Natural Breaks (or Jenks), Equal Interval, and
Geometric interval. To compare the linear combination methods, the results
provided by these classification algorithms were averaged and compared to
another manual classification (we call it standardized classification). This
process was utilized to isolate the effect of a given classification scheme.
The manual classification regrouped the features into four discrete classes 0
-1, 1 - 2, 2 - 3, and 3 - 4 representing the four risk levels.
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