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In this paper, we introduced machine learning and causal discovery algorithms that can be used as a way to determine the relevant characters of students with low performances issues and to analyze their implications to highlight this type of students. Through this, we aim to provide some new useful insights that can allow to predict and explain the inherent relationships. By using six machine learning algorithms (Gradient Boosting, K-nearest neighbors, SVM, Random Forest, and Decision Tree) and four causal discovery algorithms (PC, GES, LinGAM, and GOLEM), we try to develop and use these models to analyze and draw conclusions from patterns and data. In this study, we present these algorithms to show the performance of the developed models in explaining the effect of variables and the nature of their relationship with low performing students. The results revealed that these models produce useful insights and highlight the existing relationship among students with low performances in reading and other student characters.
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Ouaadi, I., Ibourk, A. (2023). Causal Discovery and Features Importance Analysis: What Can Be Inferred About At-Risk Students?. In: El Ayachi, R., Fakir, M., Baslam, M. (eds) Business Intelligence. CBI 2023. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 484 . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37872-0_10
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