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Furthermore, a feature-based ranking metric is introduced. It allows for individual prioritization of each feature and can be used to find the best performing sensors regarding multiple research questions. Finally, the functionality of the algorithms, as well as the developed software suite, are demonstrated with an exemplary scenario, illustrating how to find the most power-efficient MOX gas sensor in a data set collected during an extensive screening consisting of 16,320 measurements, all taken with different sensors at various temperatures and analytes.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/a15100360","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,28]],"date-time":"2022-09-28T20:58:47Z","timestamp":1664398727000},"page":"360","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Algorithms for Automatic Data Validation and Performance Assessment of MOX Gas Sensor Data Using Time Series Analysis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Christof","family":"Hammer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Safety and Security Research ISF, University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhine-Sieg, Grantham Allee 20, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany"},{"name":"Institute for the Protection of Terrestrial Infrastructures, German Aerospace Center, Rathaus Allee 12, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany"}]},{"given":"Sebastian","family":"Sporrer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for the Protection of Terrestrial Infrastructures, German Aerospace Center, Rathaus Allee 12, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5169-7010","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Johannes","family":"Warmer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Safety and Security Research ISF, University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhine-Sieg, Grantham Allee 20, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8642-6253","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Peter","family":"Kaul","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Safety and Security Research ISF, University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhine-Sieg, Grantham Allee 20, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6845-0866","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ronald","family":"Thoelen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 1, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium"}]},{"given":"Norbert","family":"Jung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Safety and Security Research ISF, University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhine-Sieg, Grantham Allee 20, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Mandal, D., and Banerjee, S. 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