Sequential application of backward interval partial least squares and genetic algorithms for the selection of relevant spectral regions

Abstract

It is nowadays widely accepted that genetic algorithms (GAs) are powerful tools in variable selection and that after suitable modifications they can also be powerful in detecting the most relevant spectral regions for multivariate calibration. One of the main limitations of GAs is related to the fact that when spectral intensities are measured at a very large number of wavelengths the search domain increases correspondingly and therefore the detection of the relevant regions is much more difficult. A modification of interval partial least squares (iPLS), designated backward interval PLS (biPLS), is developed and studied such that it can detect and remove the least relevant regions, thereby reducing the search domain to a size that GAs can handle easily. In this paper the application to two different spectroscopic data sets will be shown: infrared spectroscopic analysis of polymer film additives and determination of the contents of erucic acid and total fatty acids in brassica seeds by near-infrared spectroscopy. The developed method is compared with model performances based on expert selection of variables as well as with results from application of the previously developed GA-PLS method. The sequential application of biPLS and GA-PLS has proven successful, and comparable or better results have been obtained, introducing a more automatic region selection procedure and a substantial decrease in computation time.

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