Machine learning in concept drift detection using statistical measures

In the data stream, the data has non-stationary quality because of continual and inconsistent change. This change is represented as the concept drift in the classifying process of the streaming data. Representing this data drift concept in data stream mining requires pre-labeled samples. However, labeling samples in real-time streaming (online) is not feasible due to resource utilization and time constraints. Therefore, this paper proposes the concept of Probabilistic Concept Drift Detection (PCDD) in the group classifier. PCDD relies on the data stream classification process and provides concept drift without labeled samples. The PCDD model is evaluated through an empirical study on a dataset called Poker-Hand. The study results show a high concept drift detection rate and a significant reduction in false alarms and missed detections compared to contemporary models. Hence, the results of the experimental study prove the accuracy and scalability of the PCDD model. © 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.