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Feature extraction and dimensionality reduction methods.

Feature extraction transforms the original feature space into a new, lower-dimensional space that preserves as much information as possible. This is essential for visualization, noise reduction, and improving computational efficiency.

Algorithms

  • PCAExtractor: Projects data onto the axes of maximum variance.
  • RandomProjectionExtractor: Projects data onto a random subspace
(preserves distances).
  • SparseRandomProjectionExtractor: Optimized random projection
using sparse matrices.

Reducing dimensionality with PCA:

python
>>> from tuiml.features.extraction import PCAExtractor
>>> import numpy as np
>>> X = np.random.randn(50, 20)
>>> pca = PCAExtractor(n_components=5)
>>> X_reduced = pca.fit_transform(X)

Using Random Projection for fast reduction:

python
>>> from tuiml.features.extraction import RandomProjectionExtractor
>>> rp = RandomProjectionExtractor(n_components='auto')
>>> X_rp = rp.fit_transform(X)

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