outliers_data_check

Data check that checks if there are any outliers in input data by using IQR to determine score anomalies.

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OutliersDataCheck

Checks if there are any outliers in input data by using IQR to determine score anomalies.

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class evalml.data_checks.outliers_data_check.OutliersDataCheck

Checks if there are any outliers in input data by using IQR to determine score anomalies.

Columns with score anomalies are considered to contain outliers.

Methods

name	Return a name describing the data check.
validate	Check if there are any outliers in a dataframe by using IQR to determine column anomalies. Column with anomalies are considered to contain outliers.

name(cls)

Return a name describing the data check.

validate(self, X, y=None)

Check if there are any outliers in a dataframe by using IQR to determine column anomalies. Column with anomalies are considered to contain outliers.

Parameters

• X (pd.DataFrame, np.ndarray) – Input features.

• y (pd.Series, np.ndarray) – Ignored. Defaults to None.

Returns

A dictionary with warnings if any columns have outliers.

Return type

dict

Example

>>> import pandas as pd
>>> df = pd.DataFrame({
...     'x': [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
...     'y': [6, 7, 8, 9, 10],
...     'z': [-1, -2, -3, -1201, -4]
... })
>>> outliers_check = OutliersDataCheck()
>>> assert outliers_check.validate(df) == {
...     "warnings": [{"message": "Column(s) 'z' are likely to have outlier data.",
...                   "data_check_name": "OutliersDataCheck",            ...                   "level": "warning",
...                   "code": "HAS_OUTLIERS",
...                   "details": {"columns": ["z"]}}],
...     "errors": [],
...     "actions": []}

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