Statistical analysis of window sizes and sampling rates in human activity recognition

Anzah H. Niazi, Delaram Yazdansepas, Jennifer L. Gay, Frederick W. Maier, Lakshmish Ramaswamy, Khaled Rasheed, Matthew Buman

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Abstract

Accelerometers are the most common device for data collection in the field of Human Activity Recognition (HAR). This data is recorded at a particular sampling rate and then usually separated into time windows before classification takes place. Though the sampling rate and window size can have a significant impact on the accuracy of the trained classifier, there has been relatively little research on their role in activity recognition. This paper presents a statistical analysis on the effect the sampling rate and window sizes on HAR data classification. The raw data used in the analysis was collected from a hip-worn Actigraphy G3X+ at 100Hz from 77 subjects performing 23 different activities. It was then re-sampled and divided into windows of varying sizes and trained using a single data classifier. A weighted least squares linear regression model was developed and two-way factorial ANOVA was used to analyze the effects of sampling rate and window size for different activity types and demographic categories. Based upon this analysis, we find that 10-second windows recorded at 50Hz perform statistically better than other combinations of window size and sampling rate.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHEALTHINF 2017 - 10th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 10th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2017
EditorsEgon L. van den Broek, Ana Fred, Hugo Gamboa, Mario Vaz
PublisherSciTePress
Pages319-325
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9789897582134
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event10th International Conference on Health Informatics, HEALTHINF 2017 - Part of 10th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2017 - Porto, Portugal
Duration: Feb 21 2017Feb 23 2017

Publication series

NameHEALTHINF 2017 - 10th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 10th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2017
Volume5

Other

Other10th International Conference on Health Informatics, HEALTHINF 2017 - Part of 10th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2017
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityPorto
Period2/21/172/23/17

Keywords

  • Actigraph g3x+
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Body-worn Accelerometers
  • Data Mining
  • Human Activity Recognition
  • Random Forests
  • Sampling Rate
  • WEKA
  • Weighted Least Squares
  • Window Size

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Health Informatics
  • Health Information Management

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