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Feature Engineering for Quantitative Analysis of Cultural Evolution

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In this paper we introduce the use of time-resolved variables to represent the evolution of categorical variables through time. Traditionally, the presence or absence of categorical variables are treated as 1 or 0 for computational purposes, and then aggregated with compression techniques, potentially generating biases when the information compressed into different variables is uneven. Our tests reveal that the use of time-resolved variables can help to prevent these biases, to assure higher reliability of the results and to allow an easier explanation of the models.

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  • Celli, Fabio, 2022. "Feature Engineering for Quantitative Analysis of Cultural Evolution," SocArXiv aj8xk, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:aj8xk
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/aj8xk
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