Since the concern is about the suitability of the term "numerical", what if we add two new feature types:
1. Continues numerical 2. Discrete numerical to represent the features that actually have some numerical meaning and then eliminate "numerical". That way we can get rid of the confusion when there is categorical features with numerical values. On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 11:03 AM, Maheshakya Wijewardena < [email protected]> wrote: > Should there be an issue, since we are already considering these type of > "numerical" features as categorical? > > On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 10:57 AM, Nirmal Fernando <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Supun Sethunga <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> IMO, 0 & 1 is still categorical. Its an equivalent to a encoded string >>> variable, isn't it? >>> >> >> Question is about what we should name current 'numerical' type. 0, 1 is >> of course categorical :) >> >> >>> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Nirmal Fernando <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> All, >>>> >>>> Currently we have; numerical and categorical. But there can be >>>> categorical features with numerical values for an example if a feature has >>>> only 0 & 1 we say it's a categorical feature. What should be the >>>> appropriate names? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Thanks & regards, >>>> Nirmal >>>> >>>> Team Lead - WSO2 Machine Learner >>>> Associate Technical Lead - Data Technologies Team, WSO2 Inc. >>>> Mobile: +94715779733 >>>> Blog: http://nirmalfdo.blogspot.com/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Supun Sethunga* >>> Software Engineer >>> WSO2, Inc. >>> http://wso2.com/ >>> lean | enterprise | middleware >>> Mobile : +94 716546324 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Thanks & regards, >> Nirmal >> >> Team Lead - WSO2 Machine Learner >> Associate Technical Lead - Data Technologies Team, WSO2 Inc. >> Mobile: +94715779733 >> Blog: http://nirmalfdo.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> > > > -- > Pruthuvi Maheshakya Wijewardena > [email protected] > +94711228855 > > > -- Pruthuvi Maheshakya Wijewardena [email protected] +94711228855
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