CompositionalML

Machine learning algorithms for predictor variables that are compositional data and the response variable is either continuous or categorical. Specifically, the Boruta variable selection algorithm, random forest, support vector machines and projection pursuit regression are included. Relevant papers include: Tsagris M.T., Preston S. and Wood A.T.A. (2011). "A data-based power transformation for compositional data". Fourth International International Workshop on Compositional Data Analysis. doi:10.48550/arXiv.1106.1451 and Alenazi, A. (2023). "A review of compositional data analysis and recent advances". Communications in Statistics–Theory and Methods, 52(16): 5535–5567. doi:10.1080/03610926.2021.2014890.