Table 5.
Variable importance ranking for one rule, random forest, adaboost and support vector machine (mean/mode dataset)
| Ranking | One rule | Random forest | AdaBoost | Support vector machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soft drusen | Age | Age | Age |
| 2 | Age | Soft drusen | Soft drusen | Gender |
| 3 | Depigmentation area | Macular tickness | Subretinal fluid | Soft drusen |
| 4 | RPE defect.pigment mottling | Depigmentation area | Subretinal hemorrhage | Subretinal hemorrhage |
| 5 | Subretinal hemorrhage | RPE defect.pigment mottling | RPE defect.pigment mottling | Subretinal fluid |
| 6 | Subretinal fibrosis | Subretinal fibrosis | Gender | Subretinal fibrosis |
| 7 | Macular.scar | Subretinal hemorrhage | Subretinal fibrosis | RPE defect.pigment mottling |
| 8 | Subretinal fluid | Subretinal fluid | Macular.scar | Macular.scar |
| 9 | Gender | Macular.scar | Macular tickness | Macular tickness |
| 10 | Macular tickness | Gender | Depigmentation area | Depigmentation area |