Consider explicit definitions of "feature" and "feature engineering" in the first chapter

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Code and Resources for "Feature Engineering and Selection: A Practical Approach for Predictive Models" by Kuhn and Johnson

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Consider explicit definitions of "feature" and "feature engineering" in the first chapter #23

Open KevinBretonnelCohen opened 6 years ago

KevinBretonnelCohen commented 6 years ago

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Thanks for making your materials available for comment in the draft stage--what a great idea!

I would suggest that you consider explicit definitions of "feature" and "feature engineering" in the first chapter. You have explanations of what they are, but consider sentences that start like this:

A feature is a...

Feature engineering is the process of...

Date on the first page: 2018-05-12

topepo commented 6 years ago

Very good point. Thanks