Input Variable Selection for Oil Palm Plantation Productivity Prediction Model

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to implement and improve a wrapper-type Input Variable Selection (IVS) to the prediction model of oil palm production utilizing oil palm expert knowledge criteria and distance-based data sensitivity criteria in order to measure cost-saving in laboratory leaf and soil sample testing.Methodology: The proposed approach consists of IVS process, searching the best prediction model based on the selected variables, and analyzing the cost-saving in laboratory leaf and soil sample testing.Findings/result: The proposed method managed to effectively choose 7 from 19 variables and achieve 81.47% saving from total laboratory sample testing cost.Value: This result has the potential to help small stakeholder oil palm planter to reduce the cost of laboratory testing without losing important information from their plantation.