Research Article

A Computational Intelligence Approach for Predicting Medical Insurance Cost

Table 2

Dataset description.

S/NFeature nameDescriptionValue

(1)AgeOne of the most important aspects of health care is ageIt has an integer value
(2)SexGender(Male = 1, female = 0)
(3)Body mass index (BMI)Understanding the human body: weights that are exceptionally high or low in relation to heightAn objective body weight index (kg/m^2) based on the height-to-weight ratio, ideally
(4)ChildrenNumber of children/dependentsIt has an integer value
(5)SmokerSmoking state(Smoker = 1, nonsmoker = 0)
(6)RegionArea of residence(Northeast = 0, northwest = 1, southeast = 2, southwest = 3)
(7)ChargesMedical costs paid by healthcare insuranceIt has an integer value