Enhancement Of The C4.5 Decision Tree Algorithm With Anova For Predicting Academic Achievement Of Students At Smpn.16 Kota Jambi
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https://doi.org/10.52436/1.jutif.2026.7.2.5431Keywords:
ANOVA, Data Mining, Decision Tree C4.5, Prediction Of Academic Achievement, SMPN 16 Kota JambiAbstract
This study aims to improve the accuracy of predicting student academic achievement by integrating the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) method with the C4.5 Decision Tree algorithm. In the context of information systems, this research holds significant importance for the development of more reliable Decision Support Systems (DSS) or early warning systems in school environments. The research was conducted at SMPN 16 Jambi City using secondary data from three academic years (2022/2023-2024/2025) covering academic variables, attendance, and parental income. The main issue addressed was the limitations of the C4.5 algorithm in handling irrelevant features and unbalanced data, which, at the system implementation level, can lead to inaccurate recommendations or alerts.This research method employed a data mining approach with stages including data cleaning, numeric conversion, missing value imputation, formation of derived variables, and categorization of the target variable "Achievement." The initial C4.5 model produced 72.81% accuracy on the training data and 69.71% accuracy on cross-validation. After feature selection using ANOVA, one insignificant variable was removed, resulting in a hybrid C4.5+ANOVA model with nine key features. Test results showed an increase in accuracy to 80.44% on the training data and 73.66% on the cross-validation data, representing an improvement of 7.63 and 3.95 percentage points, respectively.This improvement in model performance directly translates to an enhancement in the quality of the information system's output, yielding more reliable reports and predictions for teachers and school management.
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