Naïve Bayes Classifier with LU Factorization for Recognition of Handwritten Odia Numerals

We report the effectiveness of LU factorization (also called LU decomposition) as a technique for feature extraction along with naive Bayes Classifier in recognizing handwritten Odia numerals (a regional language of north-eastern states of India derived from the Devanagari script). Experimental results show that LU factorization could be an alternative choice for feature extraction in pattern classification problems.