[R] Feature selection

[Charles C. Berry]

On Sun, 24 Jan 2010, Amy Hessen wrote:

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> Hi,
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> Could you please tell me whether there are feature selection algorithms 
> in R or not such as genetic algorithms? If so, could you please tell me 
> in which package?


I can!

By following the _posting guide_, I see in the 'Do Your Homework' section 
that I should try something like:

 	RSiteSearch("feature selection")

and

 	RSiteSearch("genetic algorithm")

And each seems to produce lots of good candidates!

HTH,

Chuck

p.s. Don't forget to check the Tasks Views on CRAN


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> Cheers,
> Amy
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