encodeMean: Mean encoding for categorical features

In XanderHorn/autoML: Automated machine learning

Description

Uses the target feature to calculate the mean for each level of a categorical feature and encodes it

Usage

encodeMean(x, y, catFeats, autoCode = TRUE)

Arguments

x	[data.frame | Required] Data.frame containing categorical features
y	[character | Required] Target feature name
catFeats	[character vector | Required] Character vector of categorical features
autoCode	[logical | Optional] Should code be generated when running the function

Value

List containing data.frame with encoded features as well as code when autoCode is TRUE

Author(s)

Xander Horn

XanderHorn/autoML documentation built on Aug. 5, 2020, 11:45 a.m.