# \#feature-importance

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## [How to rank parameters and choose "the best"?](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/how-to-rank-parameters-and-choose-the-best/24354)

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**Author:** [@JuliaRose](https://discourse.datamethods.org/u/JuliaRose)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/how-to-rank-parameters-and-choose-the-best/24354 "2025-01-18T00:21:36Z")

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Maybe it is a simple, beginner question, but how do I find “the best” predictor out of a couple of proteins? I have around 30 proteins. And they all are related with a system. Now I have longitudinal data and want to kn…