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1 - Introduction

from Part One - Fundamentals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 May 2020

Pablo Duboue
Affiliation:
Textualization Software Ltd.
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This chapter starts with basic definitions such as types of machine learning (supervised vs. unsupervised learning, classifiers vs. regressors), types of features (binary, categorical, discrete, continuos), metrics (precision, recall, f-measure, accuracy, overfitting), and raw data and then defines the machine learning cycle and the feature engineering cycle. The feature engineering cycle hinges on two types of analysis: exploratory data analysis, at the beginning of the cycle and error analysis at the end of each feature engineering cycle. Domain modelling and feature construction concludes the chapter with particular emphasis on feature ideation techniques.

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The Art of Feature Engineering
Essentials for Machine Learning
, pp. 3 - 33
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Introduction
  • Pablo Duboue
  • Book: The Art of Feature Engineering
  • Online publication: 29 May 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108671682.003
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  • Introduction
  • Pablo Duboue
  • Book: The Art of Feature Engineering
  • Online publication: 29 May 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108671682.003
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  • Introduction
  • Pablo Duboue
  • Book: The Art of Feature Engineering
  • Online publication: 29 May 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108671682.003
Available formats
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