The cluster correlation-network support vector machine for high-dimensional binary classification

ABSTRACT

Identifying homogeneous subsets of predictors in classification can be challenging in the presence of high-dimensional data with highly correlated variables. We propose a new method called cluster correlation-network support vector machine (CCNSVM) that simultaneously estimates clusters of predictors that are relevant for classification and coefficients of penalized SVM. The new CCN penalty is a function of the well-known Topological Overlap Matrix whose entries measure the strength of connectivity between predictors. CCNSVM implements an efficient algorithm that alternates between searching for predictors’ clusters and optimizing a penalized SVM loss function using Majorization–Minimization tricks and a coordinate descent algorithm. This combining of clustering and sparsity into a single procedure provides additional insights into the power of exploring dimension reduction structure in high-dimensional binary classification. Simulation studies are considered to compare the performance of our procedure to its competitors. A practical application of CCNSVM on DNA methylation data illustrates its good behaviour.     

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