openml / openml/OpenML

Metafeatures: CardinalityOfNominalAttributes vs NominalAttDistinctValues

Open
#705 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

Dominant language
PHP
Stars
755
Forks
128
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

There are two groups of metafeatures that apper in the metadata: "XXXCardinalityOfNominalAttributes" and "XXXNominalAttDistinctValues". What is the difference between them? Isn't cardinality the same as 'number of distinct values'?

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by tracing the metadata definitions for XXXCardinalityOfNominalAttributes and XXXNominalAttDistinctValues and compare how each metafeature is calculated. The work is done when the distinction is confirmed and documented clearly for users of the metadata; the issue mentions no specific file or test to begin with.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
machine-learning
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.