A multi-level collaborative filtering method that improves recommendations

We propose a recommendation method that improves collaborative filtering.We divide the Pearson Correlation Similarity (PCC) in multiple levels.The proposed method has been tested on five real datasets.A comparison to alternative methods is provided in order to show its effectiveness. Collaborative filtering is one of the most used approaches for providing recommendations in various online environments. Even though collaborative recommendation methods have been widely utilized due to their simplicity and ease of use, accuracy is still an issue. In this paper we propose a multi-level recommendation method with its main purpose being to assist users in decision making by providing recommendations of better quality. The proposed method can be applied in different online domains that use collaborative recommender systems, thus improving the overall user experience. The efficiency of the proposed method is shown by providing an extensive experimental evaluation using five real datasets and with comparisons to alternatives.

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