An Enhanced Bankruptcy Prediction Model Using Fuzzy Clustering Model and Random Forest Algorithm

Abstract

The rapid advancements made in Information Technologies (IT) have evolved in the prediction model for financial data. Research in the prediction of bankruptcy is inclining to owe to the growth of related associations with economic and social phenomena. Financial crises in recent scenarios have influenced the growth of financial institutions. Hence, the need for bankruptcy risk prediction at an earlier stage is of prime importance. Though several prediction algorithms were suggested, the predictive models' accuracy is still a challenging task. In this paper, a bankruptcy prediction model is developed by integrating the Fuzzy clustering model and Multi-objective random forest classifiers. The voluminous number of records of the financial dataset and polish bankruptcy dataset is collected from a public repository. It is pre-processed using a MapReduce technique, one of the Big Data approaches. Benefits given by big data approaches help to achieve better flexibility towards a variable declaration. The collected records are pre-processed and organized under efficient index construction. FCM is employed to cluster the data for analytic purposes. Finally, a multi-objective Random Forest classifier helps to develop a prediction model for bankruptcy. Experimental analysis is carried out with accuracy, precision, sensitivity, and specificity compared with existing, Genetic algorithms. Compared to the existing technique, the proposed technique has obtained 80% accuracy.