Summary of Knockoff-guided Feature Selection Via a Single Pre-trained Reinforced Agent, by Xinyuan Wang et al.
Knockoff-Guided Feature Selection via A Single Pre-trained Reinforced Agent
by Xinyuan Wang, Dongjie Wang, Wangyang Ying, Rui Xie, Haifeng Chen, Yanjie Fu
First submitted to arxiv on: 6 Mar 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed framework addresses challenges in supervised and unsupervised feature selection by introducing an innovative approach guided by knockoff features and optimized through reinforcement learning. The method generates knockoff features that replicate original features’ distribution and characteristics, but are independent of the target variable. Each feature is assigned a pseudo label based on its correlation with all knockoff features, serving as a novel metric for feature evaluation. The framework utilizes these pseudo labels to guide the feature selection process in three novel ways: a deep Q-network improves exploration, unsupervised rewards evaluate feature subset quality, and an epsilon-greedy strategy enhances effectiveness. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper introduces a new approach to feature selection that uses “knockoff” features to identify the most important ones. It generates fake features that are similar to the real ones but aren’t connected to the target variable. Each feature gets a score based on how well it matches the knockoff features, and this helps guide the selection process. The method also uses deep learning and rewards to make sure it’s choosing the best features. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Deep learning * Feature selection * Reinforcement learning * Supervised * Unsupervised
