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GPTIPS 2: an open-source software platform for symbolic data mining

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Abstract

GPTIPS is a free, open source MATLAB based software platform for symbolic data mining (SDM). It uses a multigene variant of the biologically inspired ma-chine learning method of genetic programming (MGGP) as the engine that drives the automatic model discovery process. Symbolic data mining is the process of extracting hidden, meaningful relationships from data in the form of symbolic equations. In contrast to other data-mining methods, the structural transparency of the generated predictive equations can give new insights into the physical systems or processes that generated the data. Furthermore, this transparency makes the models very easy to deploy outside of MATLAB.The rationale behind GPTIPS is to reduce the technical barriers to using, under-standing, visualising and deploying GP based symbolic models of data, whilst at the same time remaining highly customisable and delivering robust numerical performance for power users. In this chapter, notable new features of the latest version of the software - GPTIPS 2 - are discussed with these aims in mind. Additionally, a simplified variant of the MGGP high level gene crossover mechanism is proposed.It is demonstrated that the new functionality of GPTIPS 2 (a) facilitates the discovery of compact symbolic relationships from data using multiple approaches, e.g. using novel gene-centric visualisation analysis to mitigate horizontal bloat and reduce complexity in multigene symbolic regression models (b) provides numerous methods for visualising the properties of symbolic models (c) emphasises the generation of graphically navigable libraries of models that are optimal in terms of the Pareto trade off surface of model performance and complexity and (d) expedites real world applications by the simple, rapid and robust deployment of symbolic models outside the software environment they were developed in.


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Author(s): Searson DP

Editor(s): Gandomi AH; Alavi AH; Ryan C;

Publication type: Book Chapter

Publication status: Published

Book Title: Handbook of Genetic Programming Applications

Year: 2015

Pages: 551-573

Print publication date: 17/10/2015

Acceptance date: 04/02/2015

Publisher: Springer

Place Published: Berlin

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20883-1_22

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-20883-1_22

Library holdings: Search Newcastle University Library for this item

ISBN: 9783319208824


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