Meta Platforms, Inc.
Evaluating modifications to features used by machine learned models applied by an online system

Abstract:

An online system identifies an additional feature to evaluate for inclusion in a machine learned model. The additional feature is based on characteristics of one or more dimensions of information maintained by the online system. To generate data for evaluating the additional feature, the online system generates various partitions of stored data, where each partition includes characteristics associated with one or more dimensions on which the additional feature is based. Using values of characteristics in a partition, the online system generates values for the additional feature and includes the values of the additional feature in the partition. Values for the additional feature are generated for various partitions based on the values of characteristics in each partition. The online system combines multiple partitions that include values for the additional feature to generate a training set for evaluating a machine learned model including the additional feature.