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From: taylor@kronos.arc.nasa.gov (Will Taylor)
Subject: Classes from Data! Autoclass C is here! Elvis weds Alien!
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Announcing AUTOCLASS C, the mostest Bayesian Classifier ever!  You          
describe a bunch of cases with as many attributes as you like, and
before you can factor a 500 digit number, out pops a set of classes
defined by a small set of class parameters.

FEATURES:

* Finds the optimum number of classes automatically.
* Can deal with real-valued, discrete, or missing values.
* Can leap tall buildings in a single bound. (scratch that, wrong ad)
* Class/Case assignments are probabilistic, not just either/or.
* Indicates which attributes are most influential for which classes.
* Described in respectable publications (references provided).            
* You can stop the search and get the current best answer at any time.
* Estimates rate of progress in search, to aid deciding when to quit.
* Fully Bayesian - uses priors and finds max posterior classification.

How much would you pay for all this?  Don't answer! There's more.  
If you act now you also get:

* In ANSI C, with source code as standard equipment.
* Organically grown and bug-free (we call them features).
* Our cheerful support staff will answer all your calls 3:00-3:01am.
* Invented by NASA, the guys who gave you the moon.   
* Programmed by academics: Diane Cook and Joe Potts at UTexas-Arlington.
* Price: FREE! Or make an offer! 
* Available via anonymous ftp.

Questions?  Comments?  Want the Movie Rights?  Contact us at: 

   http://ic-www.arc.nasa.gov:
     /ic/projects/bayes-group/group/html/autoclass-c-program.html

or send e-mail to taylor@ptolemy.arc.nasa.gov

---------------
The Bayes Boys,

  Peter Cheeseman, John Stutz, Robin Hanson, Will Taylor

(No No, REALLY! We're Serious!)
-- 
Will Taylor      RECOM Technologies
Computational Sciences Division - Code IC
NASA Ames Research Center - voice:(415)604-3364, fax:(415)604-3594
MS 269-2, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000  taylor@ptolemy.arc.nasa.gov
