GENERATING A PREDICTION FUNCTION USING A GENETIC ALGORITHM AND A REDUCED NUMBER OF FACTORS

摘要

Methods and systems to reduce the number of factors or variables that need to be considered in generating a function such as a prediction function. The methods and systems may involve receiving a first set of factors and a data set associated with the first set of factors, calculating an importance value of each factor in the first set of factors, and selecting, based on the importance values, a second set of factors. In some embodiments, the methods and systems also include generating the prediction function based on the data set and the second set of factors.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a first set of factors and a data set associated with the first set of factors; calculating, based on the data set, an importance value of each factor in the first set of factors; ranking the first set of factors based on the importance value of each factor in the first set of factors; selecting, based on the ranking, a second set of factors, the second set of factors having fewer factors than the first set of factors; and generating, using a genetic algorithm, a prediction function based on the data set and the second set of factors.