feature - AshokBhat/ml GitHub Wiki

• An input variable used in making predictions

• What is a feature?
  • Chosen properties of the input used to make a prediction
  • e.g. The age and sex of a boy when predicting his height
• Who decides on the features?
  • Trainer chooses which features to use
• What does the training process do to the feature?
  • Decides the ideal weight for the feature that produces the best prediction
  • Weight decides how much an input feature impacts the prediction

• Inference