information_gain: Information gain

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information_gainR Documentation

Information gain

Description

Computes the information gain between an 'input' and 'target' variable (using log2). In general terms, the higher the more predictable the input is.

Usage

information_gain(input, target)

Arguments

input

numeric/character vector

target

numeric/character vector

Value

information gain

Examples


information_gain(input=data_golf$outlook, target=data_golf$play_golf)


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