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Intelligent Data Analysis 1 (1997) 131–156 /locate/ida Feature Selection for Classification M. Dash 1, H. Liu 2 Department of Information Systems Computer Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260 Received 24 January 1997; revised 3 March 1997; accepted 21 March 1997 Abstract Feature selection has been the focus of interest for quite some time and much work has been done. With the creation of huge databases and the consequent requirements for good machine learning techniques, new problems arise and novel approaches to feature selection are in demand. This survey is a comprehensive overview of many existing methods from the 1970’s to the present. It identifies four steps of a typical feature selection method, and categorizes the different existing methods in terms of generation procedures and evaluation functions, and reveals hitherto unattempted combinations of generation procedures and evaluation functions. Representative methods are chosen from each category for detailed explanation and discussion via example. Benchmark datasets with different characteristics are used for comparative study. The strengths and weaknesses of different methods are explained. Guidelines for applying feature selection methods are given based on data types and domain characteristics. This survey identifies the future research areas in feature selection, introduces newcomers to this field, and paves the way for practitioners who search for suitable methods for solving domain-specific real-world applications. (Intelligent Data Analysis, Vol. 1, no. 3, http:/locate/ida)  1997 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Feature selection; Classification; Framework 1. Introduction