"""Base class for all objectives."""
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
from evalml.problem_types import handle_problem_types
from evalml.utils import classproperty
[docs]class ObjectiveBase(ABC):
"""Base class for all objectives."""
problem_types = None
@property
@classmethod
@abstractmethod
def name(cls):
"""Returns a name describing the objective."""
@property
@classmethod
@abstractmethod
def greater_is_better(cls):
"""Returns a boolean determining if a greater score indicates better model performance."""
@property
@classmethod
@abstractmethod
def score_needs_proba(cls):
"""Returns a boolean determining if the score() method needs probability estimates.
This should be true for objectives which work with predicted
probabilities, like log loss or AUC, and false for objectives
which compare predicted class labels to the actual labels, like
F1 or correlation.
"""
@property
@classmethod
@abstractmethod
def perfect_score(cls):
"""Returns the score obtained by evaluating this objective on a perfect model."""
@property
@classmethod
@abstractmethod
def is_bounded_like_percentage(cls):
"""Returns whether this objective is bounded between 0 and 1, inclusive."""
@property
@classmethod
@abstractmethod
def expected_range(cls):
"""Returns the expected range of the objective, which is not necessarily the possible ranges.
For example, our expected R2 range is from [-1, 1], although the
actual range is (-inf, 1].
"""
[docs] @classmethod
@abstractmethod
def objective_function(
cls,
y_true,
y_predicted,
y_train=None,
X=None,
sample_weight=None,
):
"""Computes the relative value of the provided predictions compared to the actual labels, according a specified metric.
Args:
y_predicted (pd.Series): Predicted values of length [n_samples]
y_true (pd.Series): Actual class labels of length [n_samples]
y_train (pd.Series): Observed training values of length [n_samples]
X (pd.DataFrame or np.ndarray): Extra data of shape [n_samples, n_features] necessary to calculate score
sample_weight (pd.DataFrame or np.ndarray): Sample weights used in computing objective value result
Returns:
Numerical value used to calculate score
"""
@classproperty
def positive_only(cls):
"""If True, this objective is only valid for positive data. Defaults to False."""
return False
[docs] def score(self, y_true, y_predicted, y_train=None, X=None, sample_weight=None):
"""Returns a numerical score indicating performance based on the differences between the predicted and actual values.
Args:
y_predicted (pd.Series): Predicted values of length [n_samples]
y_true (pd.Series): Actual class labels of length [n_samples]
y_train (pd.Series): Observed training values of length [n_samples]
X (pd.DataFrame or np.ndarray): Extra data of shape [n_samples, n_features] necessary to calculate score
sample_weight (pd.DataFrame or np.ndarray): Sample weights used in computing objective value result
Returns:
score
"""
if X is not None:
X = self._standardize_input_type(X)
if y_train is not None:
y_train = self._standardize_input_type(y_train)
y_true = self._standardize_input_type(y_true)
y_predicted = self._standardize_input_type(y_predicted)
self.validate_inputs(y_true, y_predicted)
return self.objective_function(
y_true,
y_predicted,
y_train=y_train,
X=X,
sample_weight=sample_weight,
)
@staticmethod
def _standardize_input_type(input_data):
"""Standardize input to pandas for scoring.
Args:
input_data (list, pd.DataFrame, pd.Series, or np.ndarray): A matrix of predictions or predicted probabilities
Returns:
pd.DataFrame or pd.Series: a pd.Series, or pd.DataFrame object if predicted probabilities were provided.
"""
if isinstance(input_data, (pd.Series, pd.DataFrame)):
return input_data
if isinstance(input_data, list):
if isinstance(input_data[0], list):
return pd.DataFrame(input_data)
return pd.Series(input_data)
if isinstance(input_data, np.ndarray):
if len(input_data.shape) == 1:
return pd.Series(input_data)
return pd.DataFrame(input_data)
[docs] @classmethod
def calculate_percent_difference(cls, score, baseline_score):
"""Calculate the percent difference between scores.
Args:
score (float): A score. Output of the score method of this objective.
baseline_score (float): A score. Output of the score method of this objective. In practice,
this is the score achieved on this objective with a baseline estimator.
Returns:
float: The percent difference between the scores. Note that for objectives that can be interpreted
as percentages, this will be the difference between the reference score and score. For all other
objectives, the difference will be normalized by the reference score.
"""
if pd.isna(score) or pd.isna(baseline_score):
return np.nan
if np.isclose(baseline_score - score, 0, atol=1e-10):
return 0
# Return inf when dividing by 0
if (
np.isclose(baseline_score, 0, atol=1e-10)
and not cls.is_bounded_like_percentage
):
return np.inf
decrease = False
if (baseline_score > score and cls.greater_is_better) or (
baseline_score < score and not cls.greater_is_better
):
decrease = True
difference = baseline_score - score
change = (
difference
if cls.is_bounded_like_percentage
else difference / baseline_score
)
return 100 * (-1) ** (decrease) * np.abs(change)
[docs] @classmethod
def is_defined_for_problem_type(cls, problem_type):
"""Returns whether or not an objective is defined for a problem type."""
return handle_problem_types(problem_type) in cls.problem_types