In this paper, a novel hybrid approach integrating genetic algorithm (GA) and support vector machines (SVM) is proposed to conduct the key factor exploration tasks in the core competitiveness ...

The Annals of Statistics, Vol. 36, No. 2 (Apr., 2008), pp. 489-531 (43 pages) The support vector machine (SVM) algorithm is well known to the computer learning community for its very good practical ...