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© 2025. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the "License"). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

eXplainable artificial intelligence (XAI) methods have emerged to convert the black box of machine learning (ML) models into a more digestible form. These methods help to communicate how the model works with the aim of making ML models more transparent and increasing the trust of end‐users in their output. SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) and Local Interpretable Model Agnostic Explanation (LIME) are two widely used XAI methods, particularly with tabular data. In this perspective piece, the way the explainability metrics of these two methods are generated is discussed and a framework for the interpretation of their outputs, highlighting their weaknesses and strengths is proposed. Specifically, their outcomes in terms of model‐dependency and in the presence of collinearity among the features, relying on a case study from the biomedical domain (classification of individuals with or without myocardial infarction) are discussed. The results indicate that SHAP and LIME are highly affected by the adopted ML model and feature collinearity, raising a note of caution on their usage and interpretation.

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Title
A Perspective on Explainable Artificial Intelligence Methods: SHAP and LIME
Author
Salih, Ahmed M. 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Raisi‐Estabragh, Zahra 2 ; Galazzo, Ilaria Boscolo 3 ; Radeva, Petia 4 ; Petersen, Steffen E. 5 ; Lekadir, Karim 4 ; Menegaz, Gloria 3 

 William Harvey Research Institute, NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, West Smithfield, London, UK, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Zakho, Zakho, Iraq 
 William Harvey Research Institute, NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, West Smithfield, London, UK 
 Department of Engineering for Innovation Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy 
 Department of de Matemàtiques i Informàtica, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 
 William Harvey Research Institute, NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, West Smithfield, London, UK, Health Data Research, UK, British Library, Alan Turing Institute, London, UK 
Section
Perspective
Publication year
2025
Publication date
Jan 1, 2025
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
e-ISSN
26404567
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3157332447
Copyright
© 2025. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the "License"). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.