Optimizing classifier performance using PCA-FLANN: a fast and reliable approach
摘要
This work introduces PCA-FLANN, an innovative hybrid model combining principal component analysis (PCA) with functional link artificial neural network (FLANN) to achieve efficient non-linear dimensionality reduction and robust classification. The approach is motivated by the need to optimize feature selection, recognizing that not all features equally contribute to achieving optimal accuracy. PCA is employed to extract the most relevant features from datasets, retaining essential information while significantly reducing dimensionality, and FLANN processes these reduced features to handle non-linear correlations effectively. To assess its performance, PCA-FLANN is evaluated on six widely-used real-world datasets from the KEEL repository and compared against hybrid models such as PCA-RBFN, PCA-SVM, PCA-RF, PCA-MLP, and standalone FLANN. The results reveal that PCA-FLANN outperforms these models in accuracy, with improvements of 8.5%, 2.94%, 9.09%, 11.1%, and 9.69%, respectively. Additionally, the model demonstrates enhanced computational efficiency and reduced complexity, establishing PCA-FLANN as a powerful and precise solution for classification tasks involving dimensionality reduction.