feature_selection¶
Components that select features.
Package Contents¶
Classes Summary¶
Selects top features based on importance weights. |
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Selects top features based on importance weights using a Random Forest classifier. |
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Selects top features based on importance weights using a Random Forest regressor. |
Contents¶
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class
evalml.pipelines.components.transformers.feature_selection.FeatureSelector(parameters=None, component_obj=None, random_seed=0, **kwargs)[source]¶ Selects top features based on importance weights.
- Parameters
parameters (dict) – Dictionary of parameters for the component. Defaults to None.
component_obj (obj) – Third-party objects useful in component implementation. Defaults to None.
random_seed (int) – Seed for the random number generator. Defaults to 0.
Attributes
modifies_features
True
modifies_target
False
training_only
False
Methods
Constructs a new component with the same parameters and random state.
Returns the default parameters for this component.
Describe a component and its parameters.
Fits component to data.
Fit and transform data using the feature selector.
Get names of selected features.
Loads component at file path.
Returns string name of this component.
Returns boolean determining if component needs fitting before calling predict, predict_proba, transform, or feature_importances.
Returns the parameters which were used to initialize the component.
Saves component at file path.
Transforms input data by selecting features. If the component_obj does not have a transform method, will raise an MethodPropertyNotFoundError exception.
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clone(self)¶ Constructs a new component with the same parameters and random state.
- Returns
A new instance of this component with identical parameters and random state.
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default_parameters(cls)¶ Returns the default parameters for this component.
Our convention is that Component.default_parameters == Component().parameters.
- Returns
Default parameters for this component.
- Return type
dict
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describe(self, print_name=False, return_dict=False)¶ Describe a component and its parameters.
- Parameters
print_name (bool, optional) – whether to print name of component
return_dict (bool, optional) – whether to return description as dictionary in the format {“name”: name, “parameters”: parameters}
- Returns
Returns dictionary if return_dict is True, else None.
- Return type
None or dict
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fit(self, X, y=None)¶ Fits component to data.
- Parameters
X (pd.DataFrame) – The input training data of shape [n_samples, n_features]
y (pd.Series, optional) – The target training data of length [n_samples]
- Returns
self
- Raises
MethodPropertyNotFoundError – If component does not have a fit method or a component_obj that implements fit.
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fit_transform(self, X, y=None)[source]¶ Fit and transform data using the feature selector.
- Parameters
X (pd.DataFrame) – The input training data of shape [n_samples, n_features].
y (pd.Series, optional) – The target training data of length [n_samples].
- Returns
Transformed data.
- Return type
pd.DataFrame
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get_names(self)[source]¶ Get names of selected features.
- Returns
List of the names of features selected.
- Return type
list[str]
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static
load(file_path)¶ Loads component at file path.
- Parameters
file_path (str) – Location to load file.
- Returns
ComponentBase object
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property
name(cls)¶ Returns string name of this component.
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needs_fitting(self)¶ Returns boolean determining if component needs fitting before calling predict, predict_proba, transform, or feature_importances.
This can be overridden to False for components that do not need to be fit or whose fit methods do nothing.
- Returns
True.
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property
parameters(self)¶ Returns the parameters which were used to initialize the component.
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save(self, file_path, pickle_protocol=cloudpickle.DEFAULT_PROTOCOL)¶ Saves component at file path.
- Parameters
file_path (str) – Location to save file.
pickle_protocol (int) – The pickle data stream format.
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transform(self, X, y=None)[source]¶ Transforms input data by selecting features. If the component_obj does not have a transform method, will raise an MethodPropertyNotFoundError exception.
- Parameters
X (pd.DataFrame) – Data to transform.
y (pd.Series, optional) – Target data. Ignored.
- Returns
Transformed X
- Return type
pd.DataFrame
- Raises
MethodPropertyNotFoundError – If feature selector does not have a transform method or a component_obj that implements transform
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class
evalml.pipelines.components.transformers.feature_selection.RFClassifierSelectFromModel(number_features=None, n_estimators=10, max_depth=None, percent_features=0.5, threshold='median', n_jobs=- 1, random_seed=0, **kwargs)[source]¶ Selects top features based on importance weights using a Random Forest classifier.
- Parameters
number_features (int) – The maximum number of features to select. If both percent_features and number_features are specified, take the greater number of features. Defaults to 0.5. Defaults to None.
n_estimators (float) – The number of trees in the forest. Defaults to 100.
max_depth (int) – Maximum tree depth for base learners. Defaults to 6.
percent_features (float) – Percentage of features to use. If both percent_features and number_features are specified, take the greater number of features. Defaults to 0.5.
threshold (string or float) – The threshold value to use for feature selection. Features whose importance is greater or equal are kept while the others are discarded. If “median”, then the threshold value is the median of the feature importances. A scaling factor (e.g., “1.25*mean”) may also be used. Defaults to -np.inf.
n_jobs (int or None) – Number of jobs to run in parallel. -1 uses all processes. Defaults to -1.
random_seed (int) – Seed for the random number generator. Defaults to 0.
Attributes
hyperparameter_ranges
{ “percent_features”: Real(0.01, 1), “threshold”: [“mean”, “median”],}
modifies_features
True
modifies_target
False
name
RF Classifier Select From Model
training_only
False
Methods
Constructs a new component with the same parameters and random state.
Returns the default parameters for this component.
Describe a component and its parameters.
Fits component to data.
Fit and transform data using the feature selector.
Get names of selected features.
Loads component at file path.
Returns boolean determining if component needs fitting before calling predict, predict_proba, transform, or feature_importances.
Returns the parameters which were used to initialize the component.
Saves component at file path.
Transforms input data by selecting features. If the component_obj does not have a transform method, will raise an MethodPropertyNotFoundError exception.
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clone(self)¶ Constructs a new component with the same parameters and random state.
- Returns
A new instance of this component with identical parameters and random state.
-
default_parameters(cls)¶ Returns the default parameters for this component.
Our convention is that Component.default_parameters == Component().parameters.
- Returns
Default parameters for this component.
- Return type
dict
-
describe(self, print_name=False, return_dict=False)¶ Describe a component and its parameters.
- Parameters
print_name (bool, optional) – whether to print name of component
return_dict (bool, optional) – whether to return description as dictionary in the format {“name”: name, “parameters”: parameters}
- Returns
Returns dictionary if return_dict is True, else None.
- Return type
None or dict
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fit(self, X, y=None)¶ Fits component to data.
- Parameters
X (pd.DataFrame) – The input training data of shape [n_samples, n_features]
y (pd.Series, optional) – The target training data of length [n_samples]
- Returns
self
- Raises
MethodPropertyNotFoundError – If component does not have a fit method or a component_obj that implements fit.
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fit_transform(self, X, y=None)¶ Fit and transform data using the feature selector.
- Parameters
X (pd.DataFrame) – The input training data of shape [n_samples, n_features].
y (pd.Series, optional) – The target training data of length [n_samples].
- Returns
Transformed data.
- Return type
pd.DataFrame
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get_names(self)¶ Get names of selected features.
- Returns
List of the names of features selected.
- Return type
list[str]
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static
load(file_path)¶ Loads component at file path.
- Parameters
file_path (str) – Location to load file.
- Returns
ComponentBase object
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needs_fitting(self)¶ Returns boolean determining if component needs fitting before calling predict, predict_proba, transform, or feature_importances.
This can be overridden to False for components that do not need to be fit or whose fit methods do nothing.
- Returns
True.
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property
parameters(self)¶ Returns the parameters which were used to initialize the component.
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save(self, file_path, pickle_protocol=cloudpickle.DEFAULT_PROTOCOL)¶ Saves component at file path.
- Parameters
file_path (str) – Location to save file.
pickle_protocol (int) – The pickle data stream format.
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transform(self, X, y=None)¶ Transforms input data by selecting features. If the component_obj does not have a transform method, will raise an MethodPropertyNotFoundError exception.
- Parameters
X (pd.DataFrame) – Data to transform.
y (pd.Series, optional) – Target data. Ignored.
- Returns
Transformed X
- Return type
pd.DataFrame
- Raises
MethodPropertyNotFoundError – If feature selector does not have a transform method or a component_obj that implements transform
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class
evalml.pipelines.components.transformers.feature_selection.RFRegressorSelectFromModel(number_features=None, n_estimators=10, max_depth=None, percent_features=0.5, threshold='median', n_jobs=- 1, random_seed=0, **kwargs)[source]¶ Selects top features based on importance weights using a Random Forest regressor.
- Parameters
number_features (int) – The maximum number of features to select. If both percent_features and number_features are specified, take the greater number of features. Defaults to 0.5. Defaults to None.
n_estimators (float) – The number of trees in the forest. Defaults to 100.
max_depth (int) – Maximum tree depth for base learners. Defaults to 6.
percent_features (float) – Percentage of features to use. If both percent_features and number_features are specified, take the greater number of features. Defaults to 0.5.
threshold (string or float) – The threshold value to use for feature selection. Features whose importance is greater or equal are kept while the others are discarded. If “median”, then the threshold value is the median of the feature importances. A scaling factor (e.g., “1.25*mean”) may also be used. Defaults to -np.inf.
n_jobs (int or None) – Number of jobs to run in parallel. -1 uses all processes. Defaults to -1.
random_seed (int) – Seed for the random number generator. Defaults to 0.
Attributes
hyperparameter_ranges
{ “percent_features”: Real(0.01, 1), “threshold”: [“mean”, “median”],}
modifies_features
True
modifies_target
False
name
RF Regressor Select From Model
training_only
False
Methods
Constructs a new component with the same parameters and random state.
Returns the default parameters for this component.
Describe a component and its parameters.
Fits component to data.
Fit and transform data using the feature selector.
Get names of selected features.
Loads component at file path.
Returns boolean determining if component needs fitting before calling predict, predict_proba, transform, or feature_importances.
Returns the parameters which were used to initialize the component.
Saves component at file path.
Transforms input data by selecting features. If the component_obj does not have a transform method, will raise an MethodPropertyNotFoundError exception.
-
clone(self)¶ Constructs a new component with the same parameters and random state.
- Returns
A new instance of this component with identical parameters and random state.
-
default_parameters(cls)¶ Returns the default parameters for this component.
Our convention is that Component.default_parameters == Component().parameters.
- Returns
Default parameters for this component.
- Return type
dict
-
describe(self, print_name=False, return_dict=False)¶ Describe a component and its parameters.
- Parameters
print_name (bool, optional) – whether to print name of component
return_dict (bool, optional) – whether to return description as dictionary in the format {“name”: name, “parameters”: parameters}
- Returns
Returns dictionary if return_dict is True, else None.
- Return type
None or dict
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fit(self, X, y=None)¶ Fits component to data.
- Parameters
X (pd.DataFrame) – The input training data of shape [n_samples, n_features]
y (pd.Series, optional) – The target training data of length [n_samples]
- Returns
self
- Raises
MethodPropertyNotFoundError – If component does not have a fit method or a component_obj that implements fit.
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fit_transform(self, X, y=None)¶ Fit and transform data using the feature selector.
- Parameters
X (pd.DataFrame) – The input training data of shape [n_samples, n_features].
y (pd.Series, optional) – The target training data of length [n_samples].
- Returns
Transformed data.
- Return type
pd.DataFrame
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get_names(self)¶ Get names of selected features.
- Returns
List of the names of features selected.
- Return type
list[str]
-
static
load(file_path)¶ Loads component at file path.
- Parameters
file_path (str) – Location to load file.
- Returns
ComponentBase object
-
needs_fitting(self)¶ Returns boolean determining if component needs fitting before calling predict, predict_proba, transform, or feature_importances.
This can be overridden to False for components that do not need to be fit or whose fit methods do nothing.
- Returns
True.
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property
parameters(self)¶ Returns the parameters which were used to initialize the component.
-
save(self, file_path, pickle_protocol=cloudpickle.DEFAULT_PROTOCOL)¶ Saves component at file path.
- Parameters
file_path (str) – Location to save file.
pickle_protocol (int) – The pickle data stream format.
-
transform(self, X, y=None)¶ Transforms input data by selecting features. If the component_obj does not have a transform method, will raise an MethodPropertyNotFoundError exception.
- Parameters
X (pd.DataFrame) – Data to transform.
y (pd.Series, optional) – Target data. Ignored.
- Returns
Transformed X
- Return type
pd.DataFrame
- Raises
MethodPropertyNotFoundError – If feature selector does not have a transform method or a component_obj that implements transform