The use of machine learning algorithms for the study of business profitabilitya new approach based on preferences
- Andrés Domingo, Javier 1
- Lorca Fernández, Pedro 1
- Bahamonde Rionda, Antonio 1
- J. J. del Coz
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Universidad de Oviedo
info
ISSN: 1577-8517
Any de publicació: 2004
Volum: 4
Número: 8
Pàgines: 99-124
Tipus: Article
Altres publicacions en: The International Journal of Digital Accounting Research
Resum
In recent years, researchers in the Field of Artificial Intelligence have developed a learning technique, namely, preference learning, that is suitable to be used for economic analysis. The present research empirically tests one of these models, which consists of a combination of LACE and RFE algorithms. The problem of forecasting the profitability of Spanish companies upon the basis of a set of financial ratios is used as a benchmark. The model provides forecasted rankings, which are a kind of information that is more useful for the economic analysts than the forecasted class memberships that traditional machine learning techniques provide.