On Restricted-Focus-of-Attention Learnability of Boolean Functions

Andreas Birkendorf, Eli Dichterman, Jeffrey C. Jackson, Norbert Klasner, Hans Ulrich Simon

Abstract: In the k-Restricted-Focus-of-Attention (k-RFA) model, only k of the n attributes of each example are revealed to the learner, although the set of visible attributes in each example is determined by the learner. While thek -RFA model is a natural extension of the PAC model, there are also significant differences. For example, it was previously known that learnability in this model is not characterized by the VC-dimension and that many PAC learning algorithms are not applicable in the k-RFA setting.