Feature Subset Selection Using a Genetic Algorithm

Yang, Jihoon and Honavar, Vasant (1997) Feature Subset Selection Using a Genetic Algorithm. Technical Report TR97-02, Department of Computer Science, Iowa State University.

Abstract

Feature Subset Selection Using A Genetic Algorithm
Jihoon Yang and Vasant Honavar
Artificial Intelligence Research Group
Department of Computer Science
226 Atanasoff Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011. U.S.A.
{yang|honavar}@cs.iastate.edu
Abstract
Many practical pattern classification applications require a careful
selection of attributes or features (from a much larger set)
to represent the patterns to be classified. This feature subset selection
problem is a multi-criterion optimization problem. We propose a
solution to this problem using a genetic algorithm. Our experiments
demonstrate the feasibility of this approach for feature subset selection
in the automated design of neural network pattern classifiers.


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