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GARS

GARS: Genetic Algorithm for the identification of Robust Subsets of variables in high-dimensional and challenging datasets

Bioconductor version: 3.23 · Package version: 1.32.0

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Feature selection aims to identify and remove redundant, irrelevant and noisy variables from high-dimensional datasets. Selecting informative features affects the subsequent classification and regression analyses by improving their overall performances. Several methods have been proposed to perform feature selection: most of them relies on univariate statistics, correlation, entropy measurements or the usage of backward/forward regressions. Herein, we propose an efficient, robust and fast method that adopts stochastic optimization approaches for high-dimensional. GARS is an innovative implementation of a genetic algorithm that selects robust features in high-dimensional and challenging datasets.

DOI: 10.18129/B9.bioc.GARS

Installation

if (!require("BiocManager", quietly = TRUE))
    install.packages("BiocManager")

BiocManager::install("GARS")

Details

MaintainerMattia Chiesa <mattia.chiesa@hotmail.it>
AuthorMattia Chiesa <mattia.chiesa@hotmail.it>, Luca Piacentini <luca.piacentini@cardiologicomonzino.it>
LicenseGPL (>= 2)
Source branchRELEASE_3_23
Build report Bioconductor build system, r-universe
biocViewsClassification, Clustering, FeatureExtraction, Software
Package Short Url https://bioconductor.org/packages/GARS/

Citation

From within R, enter citation("GARS"):

Mattia Chiesa, Luca Piacentini. GARS: GARS: Genetic Algorithm for the identification of Robust Subsets of variables in high-dimensional and challenging datasets. doi:10.18129/B9.bioc.GARS, R package version 1.32.0, https://bioconductor.org/packages/GARS.

Generated from the package metadata; it may differ from the package's own citation.

Documentation

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Source packageGARS_1.32.0.tar.gz
Windows binary (x86_64)GARS_1.32.0.zip
macOS binary (arm64)GARS_1.32.0.tgz
macOS binary (x86_64)GARS_1.32.0.tgz
Dependencies

Depends: R (>= 3.5), ggplot2, cluster

Imports: DaMiRseq, MLSeq, stats, methods, SummarizedExperiment

Suggests: BiocStyle, knitr, testthat