Feature selection and transformation by machine learning reduce variable numbers and improve prediction for heart failure readmission or death

• Saqib E. Awan,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

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• Mohammed Bennamoun,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

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• Ferdous Sohel,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, Discipline of Information Technology, Mathematics & Statistics, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1557-4907

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• Frank M. Sanfilippo,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

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• Benjamin J. Chow,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation University of Ottawa Heart Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

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• Girish Dwivedi

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: girish.dwivedi@perkins.uwa.edu.au

  Affiliations Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and Fiona Stanley Hospital, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0717-740X

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