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Handle categorical features internally #33

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Blunde1 opened this issue Oct 12, 2021 · 0 comments
Open

Handle categorical features internally #33

Blunde1 opened this issue Oct 12, 2021 · 0 comments
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Blunde1 commented Oct 12, 2021

Currently agtboost only supports a purely numerical design-matrix.
Consider letting agtboost handle categorical features (factor variable in R) internally.

Benefits

  • Easier interface for users
  • Could in principle support R-formula syntax of type y~x1+x2+...
  • More accurate feature importance possibly?

Downsides

  • More code and added complexity
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