Research Article

Feature Selection Using Genetic Algorithms for the Generation of a Recognition and Classification of Children Activities Model Using Environmental Sound

Table 4

General experimental parameter settings.

ParameterValueDescription

DataData matrix of 2,672 × 34Data frame containing the samples used (0 samples in columns and genes in rows)

Classification method“knn,” “nearcent,” “rpart,” “nnet,” “randforest”Methods used for the classification

ChromosomeSize5Size of the chromosomes (the number of variables/genes included in the models)

Niches2Number of niches (niche represents a set of chromosomes)

GoalFitness0.90Desired fitness value (fraction of correct classification)

MaxSolutions300Maximum number of solutions collected