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The competence of a case-based system (the range of problems it can solve) depends critically on the cases in the case-base. However, the precise relationship between cases and overall competence is a complex one. For example, some cases can be critical to competence, while others may be largely redundant. In this paper we present, and evaluate, a new model of case competence. We argue that this model has an important role to play in areas such as the evaluation and benchmarking of case-based techniques, and we demonstrate a novel application of the model as a guide to case-base designers during the case authoring process.
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Smyth, B., McKenna, E. (1998). Modelling the competence of case-bases. In: Smyth, B., Cunningham, P. (eds) Advances in Case-Based Reasoning. EWCBR 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1488. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0056334
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