Assessment of the influence of features on a classification problem: an application to COVID-19 patients

DOI10.1016/J.EJOR.2021.09.027zbMATH Open1490.62154arXiv2104.14958OpenAlexW3202854161MaRDI QIDQ2077933FDOQ2077933

Authors: Laura Davila-Pena, Ignacio García-Jurado, Balbina Casas-Méndez 

Publication date: 23 February 2022

Published in: European Journal of Operational Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: This paper deals with an important subject in classification problems addressed by machine learning techniques: the evaluation of the influence of each of the features on the classification of individuals. Specifically, a measure of that influence is introduced using the Shapley value of cooperative games. In addition, an axiomatic characterisation of the proposed measure is provided based on properties of efficiency and balanced contributions. Furthermore, some experiments have been designed in order to validate the appropriate performance of such measure. Finally, the methodology introduced is applied to a sample of COVID-19 patients to study the influence of certain demographic or risk factors on various events of interest related to the evolution of the disease.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.14958

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zbMATH Keywords

classificationCOVID-19machine learningShapley valueinfluence of features

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classification and discrimination; cluster analysis (statistical aspects) (62H30) Learning and adaptive systems in artificial intelligence (68T05) Cooperative games (91A12)

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Uses Software

• shap

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