funModeling (version 1.9.6)

gain_ratio: Gain ratio

Description

Computes the information gain between an 'input' and 'target' variable (using log2). Similar to information gain but less sensitive to high cardinality variables.

Usage

gain_ratio(input, target)

Value

gain ratio

Arguments

input

numeric/character vector

target

numeric/character vector

Examples

if (FALSE) {
gain_ratio(input=data_golf$outlook, target=data_golf$play_golf)
}