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Feature Engineering: Techniques for Better Models

Learn advanced feature engineering techniques to improve model performance and accuracy.

Rottawhite Team12 min readNovember 25, 2024
Feature EngineeringData ScienceML Performance

The Art of Feature Engineering

Feature engineering transforms raw data into inputs that better represent the underlying problem, often determining model success.

Why It Matters

  • Better features beat better algorithms
  • Domain knowledge capture
  • Model interpretability
  • Reduced complexity
  • Basic Techniques

    Transformations

  • Log, square root, Box-Cox
  • Handling skewness
  • Stabilizing variance
  • Scaling

  • Standardization
  • Min-max
  • Robust scaling
  • Encoding

  • Label encoding
  • One-hot encoding
  • Binary encoding
  • Target encoding
  • Advanced Techniques

    Interaction Features

  • Multiplication
  • Division
  • Polynomial combinations
  • Aggregations

  • Group statistics
  • Window functions
  • Rolling calculations
  • Domain-Specific

  • Text features
  • Image features
  • Time series features
  • Automated Feature Engineering

    Tools

  • Featuretools
  • tsfresh
  • autofeat
  • Deep Learning

  • Embeddings
  • Representation learning
  • Feature Selection

    Filter Methods

  • Correlation
  • Chi-square
  • Mutual information
  • Wrapper Methods

  • Forward selection
  • Backward elimination
  • Recursive feature elimination
  • Embedded Methods

  • L1 regularization
  • Tree importance
  • Best Practices

  • Understand the domain
  • Explore data thoroughly
  • Start simple
  • Validate impact
  • Document features
  • Conclusion

    Effective feature engineering is often the difference between good and great models.

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