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Table 3 Feature selection (FS) under random forest approach

From: Examining user behavior with machine learning for effective mobile peer-to-peer payment adoption

Boruta procedure

Gini index procedure

Variables

Mean importance

Median importance

Min. importance

Max. importance

Norm hits

Decision

Variables

Mean decrease Gini

PU2

16.35

16.25

15.01

17.72

1.00

Confirmed

PU2

11.29

PU4

16.34

16.39

14.53

17.62

1.00

Confirmed

PU4

10.98

PU1

13.23

13.21

11.50

15.33

1.00

Confirmed

SN3

10.51

SN4

13.06

12.97

11.56

14.55

1.00

Confirmed

PU3

10.39

TR2

12.67

12.78

10.72

13.89

1.00

Confirmed

PENJ1

9.88

PU3

12.50

12.49

10.84

14.26

1.00

Confirmed

SN4

9.66

SN3

12.50

12.44

10.97

14.53

1.00

Confirmed

SN2

8.87

PENJ2

12.31

12.20

10.98

14.10

1.00

Confirmed

PU1

8.85

TR5

11.77

11.70

10.18

13.33

1.00

Confirmed

PENJ2

8.72

PENJ3

11.76

11.77

10.29

13.13

1.00

Confirmed

TR2

8.23

PENJ1

11.44

11.43

9.93

12.73

1.00

Confirmed

TR5

8.03

TR3

10.98

11.00

9.23

12.40

1.00

Confirmed

PENJ3

7.37

SN2

10.73

10.72

9.22

12.43

1.00

Confirmed

PII1

7.31

PII1

10.53

10.50

8.62

12.41

1.00

Confirmed

QUAL3

6.91

QUAL3

10.15

10.15

7.83

11.91

1.00

Confirmed

QUAL2

6.68

PII2

10.01

10.08

8.16

11.42

1.00

Confirmed

TR3

6.65

TR4

9.89

9.90

8.58

11.31

1.00

Confirmed

SN1

6.59

QUAL2

9.74

9.81

7.06

11.84

1.00

Confirmed

TR4

6.56

SN1

8.90

8.90

7.33

11.38

1.00

Confirmed

PII2

6.13

QUAL7

7.55

7.55

5.40

9.39

1.00

Confirmed

QUAL4

5.85

PII3

7.50

7.54

5.15

9.44

0.99

Confirmed

AGE

5.76

QUAL4

7.46

7.40

5.74

9.00

1.00

Confirmed

QUAL7

5.55

TR1

7.18

7.21

5.57

9.00

1.00

Confirmed

TR1

5.33

PII4

6.86

6.84

5.49

8.37

0.99

Confirmed

PEOU1

5.01

PEOU1

6.21

6.20

3.64

8.35

0.98

Confirmed

PII3

4.69

QUAL6

4.92

4.87

3.03

7.41

0.94

Confirmed

PR4

4.66

PR1

4.91

4.89

2.62

6.71

0.90

Confirmed

PII4

4.55

QUAL5

4.84

4.89

2.72

6.70

0.94

Confirmed

PR1

4.44

PR4

4.74

4.80

2.37

6.81

0.91

Confirmed

PR2

4.30

PR2

4.54

4.59

1.81

6.60

0.90

Confirmed

QUAL6

4.20

PEOU4

4.24

4.11

2.32

6.11

0.85

Confirmed

PR3

4.13

QUAL1

4.22

4.23

2.23

5.85

0.87

Confirmed

QUAL1

4.06

PEOU2

3.98

3.92

1.34

6.36

0.82

Confirmed

QUAL5

4.02

LOY1

3.94

3.94

1.43

6.88

0.80

Confirmed

PEOU4

3.96

PEOU5

3.86

3.97

1.00

6.17

0.76

Confirmed

LOY1

3.94

PR3

3.46

3.41

− 0.04

5.35

0.68

Confirmed

LOY4

3.92

LOY4

3.05

3.14

− 0.05

5.28

0.57

Tentative

PEOU2

3.79

LOY3

2.97

2.97

1.08

4.83

0.57

Tentative

PEOU5

3.69

LOY2

2.86

2.88

0.63

5.16

0.52

Tentative

LOY3

3.67

AGE

− 0.61

− 0.71

− 1.45

0.90

0.00

Rejected

LOY2

3.60

GENDER

− 0.63

− 0.96

− 2.29

2.50

0.00

Rejected

GENERO

1.71

PEOU3

− 1.04

− 1.05

− 2.18

1.10

0.00

Rejected

PEOU3

0.24

  1. The variables in bold were not included in the model