a) Feature selection is an important process in the machine learning process because through it only
the most important variables that directly affect the decision variable are chosen. Evaluate the THREE
types of feature selection methods in terms of:
i. How they perform the feature selection process. (6 marks)
filter
wrapper
embedded
ii. Is it a statistical or a machine learning method? (2 marks)
- It is a machine learning model
iii. In each case, give an example of methods used in each type of feature selection
process. (2 marks)
[Link]-square
2. Mutual Information
3. Variance Threshold
4. Anova F-value