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oobLoss

Out-of-bag classification error

Syntax

L = oobLoss(ens)
L = oobLoss(ens,Name,Value)

Description

L = oobLoss(ens) returns the classification error for ens computed for out-of-bag data.

L = oobLoss(ens,Name,Value) computes error with additional options specified by one or more Name,Value pair arguments. You can specify several name-value pair arguments in any order as Name1,Value1,…,NameN,ValueN.

Input Arguments

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ens

A classification bagged ensemble, constructed with fitcensemble.

Name-Value Arguments

Specify optional pairs of arguments as Name1=Value1,...,NameN=ValueN, where Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name-value arguments must appear after other arguments, but the order of the pairs does not matter.

Before R2021a, use commas to separate each name and value, and enclose Name in quotes.

Indices of weak learners in the ensemble to use in oobLoss, specified as a vector of positive integers in the range [1:ens.NumTrained]. By default, all learners are used.

Example: Learners=[1 2 4]

Data Types: single | double

Loss function, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'LossFun' and a built-in loss function name or function handle.

  • The following table lists the available loss functions. Specify one using its corresponding character vector or string scalar.

    ValueDescription
    "binodeviance"Binomial deviance
    "classifcost"Observed misclassification cost
    "classiferror"Misclassified rate in decimal
    "exponential"Exponential loss
    "hinge"Hinge loss
    "logit"Logistic loss
    "mincost"Minimal expected misclassification cost (for classification scores that are posterior probabilities)
    "quadratic"Quadratic loss

    'mincost' is appropriate for classification scores that are posterior probabilities. Bagged ensembles return posterior probabilities as classification scores by default.

  • Specify your own function using function handle notation.

    Suppose that n be the number of observations in X and K be the number of distinct classes (numel(ens.ClassNames), ens is the input model). Your function must have this signature

    lossvalue = lossfun(C,S,W,Cost)
    where:

    • The output argument lossvalue is a scalar.

    • You choose the function name (lossfun).

    • C is an n-by-K logical matrix with rows indicating which class the corresponding observation belongs. The column order corresponds to the class order in ens.ClassNames.

      Construct C by setting C(p,q) = 1 if observation p is in class q, for each row. Set all other elements of row p to 0.

    • S is an n-by-K numeric matrix of classification scores. The column order corresponds to the class order in ens.ClassNames. S is a matrix of classification scores, similar to the output of predict.

    • W is an n-by-1 numeric vector of observation weights. If you pass W, the software normalizes them to sum to 1.

    • Cost is a K-by-K numeric matrix of misclassification costs. For example, Cost = ones(K) - eye(K) specifies a cost of 0 for correct classification, and 1 for misclassification.

    Specify your function using 'LossFun',@lossfun.

For more details on loss functions, see Classification Loss.

Character vector or string scalar representing the meaning of the output L:

  • 'ensemble'L is a scalar value, the loss for the entire ensemble.

  • 'individual'L is a vector with one element per trained learner.

  • 'cumulative'L is a vector in which element J is obtained by using learners 1:J from the input list of learners.

Indication to perform inference in parallel, specified as false (compute serially) or true (compute in parallel). Parallel computation requires Parallel Computing Toolbox™. Parallel inference can be faster than serial inference, especially for large datasets. Parallel computation is supported only for tree learners.

Output Arguments

L

Classification loss of the out-of-bag observations, a scalar. L can be a vector, or can represent a different quantity, depending on the name-value settings.

Examples

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Load Fisher's iris data set.

load fisheriris

Grow a bag of 100 classification trees.

ens = fitcensemble(meas,species,'Method','Bag');

Estimate the out-of-bag classification error.

L = oobLoss(ens)
L = 0.0400

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