CsvPredictor turns a historical record in CSV format into a mini prediction system. The program is completely agnostic with respect to the domain knowledge captured in the file (e.g. weather conditions, successful movies, past performances).
Running CsvPredictor.exe with a valid csv file will result in a QnA session based on the salience of the features (columns), effectively, turning a standard flat file into a data mining classification tree.
For example, whether or not to play ball given current weather conditions:
For example, whether or not to play ball given current weather conditions:
C:\CsvPredictor>CsvPredictor.exe PlayBall.csv
CsvPredictor v2.41
Input File: "PlayBall.csv" (14 records and 4 features)
Top Features (Salience)
Outlook 0.46176
Humidity 0.36618
Wind 0.11693
Q. Is Outlook = ["Overcast"; "Rainy"; "Sunny"]? Sunny
Q. Is Humidity = ["High"; "Normal"]? Normal
A. Predict: PlayBall = True
C:\CsvPredictor>
or checking the likelihood of a new movie being a blockbuster!
C:\CsvPredictor>CsvPredictor.exe Movies.csv
CsvPredictor v2.41
Input File: "Movies.csv" (2690 records and 5 features)
Top Features (Salience)
Budget 0.34871
Genre 0.26719
Production Country 0.24084
Runtime 0.11430
Q. Is Budget = ["<=15000000.00"; "<=44263333.33"; "<=380000000.00"]?
<=15000000.00
Q. Is Genre = ["Action"; "Adventure"; "Animation"; "Comedy"; "Crime";
"Documentary"; "Drama"; "Family"; "Fantasy"; "Foreign";
"History"; "Horror"; "Music"; "Mystery"; "Romance";
"Science Fiction"; "Thriller"; "War"; "Western"]?
Action
Q. Is Production Country = ["Australia"; "Canada"; "Hong Kong";
"Ireland"; "United Kingdom";
"United States of America"]?
United States of America
Q. Is Runtime = ["<=99.47"; "<=115.00"; "<=248.00"]? <=115.00
Q. Is Release Month = ["<=5.00"; "<=9.00"; "<=12.00"]? <=12.00
A. Predict: Success = True
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