Identifying next relevant variables for segmentation by using feature selection approaches

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Highlights:

• This paper aims at identifying next relevant variables for segmentation.

• Different feature selection techniques are discussed and applied.

• The performance is assessed using four evaluation metrics for clustering.

• A new approach is proposed and compared with other candidates.

• A real application with data from the concert industry is reported in detail.

摘要

•This paper aims at identifying next relevant variables for segmentation.•Different feature selection techniques are discussed and applied.•The performance is assessed using four evaluation metrics for clustering.•A new approach is proposed and compared with other candidates.•A real application with data from the concert industry is reported in detail.

论文关键词:Clustering,Feature selection,Filter methods,Customer segmentation,Business analytics

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论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2015.01.070