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Feature Importance based on ANN Weights (plus Hands-On Code)

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In this article, we are going to explore a way of computing relative feature importance based on the weights of an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) along with hands-on python code. Let’s get started

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The above image represents an ANN with a single hidden layer with a single neuron in that hidden layer. Moreover, I have broken up …

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