Tri-staged feature selection in multi-class heterogeneous datasets using memetic algorithm and cuckoo search optimization

• Published in: Expert systems with applications Vol. 209; p. 118286
• Main Authors: Devi Priya, R., Sivaraj, R., Anitha, N., Devisurya, V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.12.2022
• Subjects: Cuckoo search; Heterogeneous datasets; Kruskal Wallis test; Local beam search; Memetic algorithm; Cuckoo search; Memetic algorithm; Kruskal Wallis test; Local beam search; Heterogeneous datasets

•Proposes Tri-Staged Feature Selection (TFS) for multi-class heterogeneous datasets.•Initial features are selected using Kruskal Wallis Test.•Refinement of obtained features using Memetic Algorithm with local beam search.•Final feature set refinement using Cuckoo search algorithm for better classifi...