Preprint
Aug 2026
How Simple Can It Get? From Interpretable Equations to Readable Rules for Financial Decision Making
Across four financial datasets, it is found that pruning is nearly free and that fidelity can erode faster than predictive performance, allowing simpler rules to remain effective classifiers without faithfully reproducing the original model.
Adia Lumadjeng, Ilker Birbil, Erman Acar
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