High-accuracy document classification with a new algorithm

Abstract

A new algorithm based on learning vector quantisation classifier is presented based on a modified proximity-measure, which enforces a predetermined correct classification level in training while using sliding-mode approach for stable variation in weight updates towards convergence. The proposed algorithm and some well-known counterparts are implemented by using Python libraries and compared in a task of text classification for document categorisation. Results reveal that the new classifier is a successful contender to those algorithms in terms of testing and training performances.