Fuzzy regularized generalized eigenvalue classifier with a novel membership function

Supervised classification of data affected by noise or error, with unknown probability distribution, is a challenging task. To this extend, we propose the Fuzzy Regularized Eigenvalue Classifier, based on a recent technique to classify data in two or more classes. We compare the execution time and accuracy of the classifier with other de facto standard methods. With the adoption of a novel membership function, the classifier is capable to produce more accurate models that well compare with results obtained by other methods, and fuzzy weighting functions, on benchmark datasets. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.