%0 Journal Article %1 Vergara2014 %A Vergara, Jorge R. %A Estévez, Pablo A. %D 2014 %J Neural Computing and Applications %K entropy feature_selection mutual_information %N 1 %P 175--186 %R 10.1007/s00521-013-1368-0 %T A review of feature selection methods based on mutual information %U https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-013-1368-0 %V 24 %X In this work, we present a review of the state of the art of information-theoretic feature selection methods. The concepts of feature relevance, redundance, and complementarity (synergy) are clearly defined, as well as Markov blanket. The problem of optimal feature selection is defined. A unifying theoretical framework is described, which can retrofit successful heuristic criteria, indicating the approximations made by each method. A number of open problems in the field are presented.

@article{Vergara2014, abstract = {In this work, we present a review of the state of the art of information-theoretic feature selection methods. The concepts of feature relevance, redundance, and complementarity (synergy) are clearly defined, as well as Markov blanket. The problem of optimal feature selection is defined. A unifying theoretical framework is described, which can retrofit successful heuristic criteria, indicating the approximations made by each method. A number of open problems in the field are presented.}, added-at = {2017-07-24T21:45:05.000+0200}, author = {Vergara, Jorge R. and Est{\'e}vez, Pablo A.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2c75bd62dbe9fdbe296ea94089291df33/suqbar}, day = 01, description = {A review of feature selection methods based on mutual information | SpringerLink}, doi = {10.1007/s00521-013-1368-0}, interhash = {43a785c261eddac7cf7972a20a212005}, intrahash = {c75bd62dbe9fdbe296ea94089291df33}, issn = {1433-3058}, journal = {Neural Computing and Applications}, keywords = {entropy feature_selection mutual_information}, month = jan, number = 1, pages = {175--186}, timestamp = {2017-07-24T21:45:05.000+0200}, title = {A review of feature selection methods based on mutual information}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-013-1368-0}, volume = 24, year = 2014 }