Feature selection algorithm for mixed data with both nominal and continuous features

Pattern Recognition Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 563-571

  Tang, Wenyin ^a   Mao, K Z ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Continuous feature; Feature selection; Mixed data; Nominal feature

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS;

FEATURE SELECTION ALGORITHMS; MIXED DATA; NOMINAL FEATURES; SUBSET GENERATION;

FEATURE EXTRACTION;

EID: 33846088965     PISSN: 01678655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patrec.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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