target_encoder#
A transformer that encodes categorical features into target encodings.
Module Contents#
Classes Summary#
A transformer that encodes categorical features into target encodings. |
Contents#
- class evalml.pipelines.components.transformers.encoders.target_encoder.TargetEncoder(cols=None, smoothing=1, handle_unknown='value', handle_missing='value', random_seed=0, **kwargs)[source]#
A transformer that encodes categorical features into target encodings.
- Parameters
cols (list) – Columns to encode. If None, all string columns will be encoded, otherwise only the columns provided will be encoded. Defaults to None
smoothing (float) – The smoothing factor to apply. The larger this value is, the more influence the expected target value has on the resulting target encodings. Must be strictly larger than 0. Defaults to 1.0
handle_unknown (string) – Determines how to handle unknown categories for a feature encountered. Options are ‘value’, ‘error’, nd ‘return_nan’. Defaults to ‘value’, which replaces with the target mean
handle_missing (string) – Determines how to handle missing values encountered during fit or transform. Options are ‘value’, ‘error’, and ‘return_nan’. Defaults to ‘value’, which replaces with the target mean
random_seed (int) – Seed for the random number generator. Defaults to 0.
Attributes
hyperparameter_ranges
{}
modifies_features
True
modifies_target
False
name
Target Encoder
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 the target encoder.
Fit and transform data using the target encoder.
Return feature names for the input features after fitting.
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.
Transform data using the fitted target encoder.
- 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
- fit(self, X, y)[source]#
Fits the target encoder.
- 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
- fit_transform(self, X, y)[source]#
Fit and transform data using the target encoder.
- 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
- get_feature_names(self)[source]#
Return feature names for the input features after fitting.
- Returns
The feature names after encoding.
- Return type
np.array
- 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.
- 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.