Title :
User Analysis Based on Fuzzy Clustering
Author :
Yang, Ming ; Li, Hong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Syst., BeiHang Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
In order to solve the problem of user-classification to reflect the features of Web users inflexible, a novel user classification model was presented in this paper. By introducing the concept of time discretization and applying fuzzy equivalence relation clustering to classify Web users, the model can rationally solve the user classification problems. Empirical results showed that the output of user classification was not unique and the parameter delta should be adjusted based on applications. Compared to those hard clustering, this model is proved to be more effective to classify web users.
Keywords :
Internet; fuzzy set theory; statistical analysis; Web users; fuzzy clustering; fuzzy equivalence relation clustering; time discretization; user analysis; user classification; Clustering algorithms; Data mining; Fuzzy set theory; Fuzzy systems; Information analysis; Information systems; Operating systems; Partitioning algorithms; Purification; Web mining; fuzzy clustering method; user classification; web-logs preprocessing;
Conference_Titel :
Business Intelligence and Financial Engineering, 2009. BIFE '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3705-4
DOI :
10.1109/BIFE.2009.53