Comparing Two Categorical Gini Correlations with Applications to Classification Problems

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.17763v1
• Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 02:29:57 GMT
• Title: Comparing Two Categorical Gini Correlations with Applications to Classification Problems
• Abstract summary: This article proposes an inferential framework for comparing predictor importance in classification problems with categorical response variables.<n>The approach is based on the categorical Gini correlation (CGC), a measure of dependence between numerical predictors and categorical outcomes.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: This article proposes an inferential framework for comparing predictor importance in classification problems with categorical response variables. The approach is based on the categorical Gini correlation (CGC) proposed by Dang et al. (2020), a measure of dependence between numerical predictors and categorical outcomes. Predictor importance is evaluated by testing differences in CGCs across competing predictor groups. The proposed methodology accommodates predictors of arbitrary and unequal dimensions and allows for dependence between predictor groups. Asymptotic normality of the test statistic is established under both the null and alternative hypotheses, and the resulting test is shown to be consistent. In addition to deriving the asymptotic distribution, a nonparametric bootstrap procedure is developed as an alternative approach to inference. Simulation studies, along with applications to breast cancer and human activity recognition datasets, demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed framework.

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