edge

Classification edge for classification tree model

Syntax

E = edge(tree,Tbl,ResponseVarName)

E = edge(tree,X,Y)

E = edge(___,Weights=weights)

Description

E = edge(tree,Tbl,ResponseVarName) returns the classification edge E for the trained classification tree model tree using the predictor data in table Tbl and the class labels in Tbl.ResponseVarName. The classification edge is a numeric scalar value that represents the weighted average value of the classification margin.

E = edge(tree,X,Y) returns the classification edge for tree using the predictor data in X and the class labels in Y.

E = edge(___,Weights=weights) computes the edge using the observation weights specified in weights in addition to any of the input argument combinations in the previous syntaxes.

Examples

Compute Classification Margin and Edge

Compute the classification margin and edge for the Fisher iris data, trained on its first two columns of data, and view the last 10 entries.

load fisheriris
X = meas(:,1:2);
tree = fitctree(X,species);
E = edge(tree,X,species)

E =
    0.6299

M = margin(tree,X,species);
M(end-10:end)

ans =
    0.1111
    0.1111
    0.1111
   -0.2857
    0.6364
    0.6364
    0.1111
    0.7500
    1.0000
    0.6364
    0.2000

The classification tree trained on all the data is better.

tree = fitctree(meas,species);
E = edge(tree,meas,species)

E =
    0.9384

M = margin(tree,meas,species);
M(end-10:end)

ans =
    0.9565
    0.9565
    0.9565
    0.9565
    0.9565
    0.9565
    0.9565
    0.9565
    0.9565
    0.9565
    0.9565

Input Arguments

tree — Trained classification tree

ClassificationTree model object | CompactClassificationTree model object

Trained classification tree, specified as a ClassificationTree model object trained with fitctree, or a CompactClassificationTree model object created with compact.

X — Predictor data

numeric matrix

Predictor data, specified as a numeric matrix. Each column of X represents one variable, and each row represents one observation.

X must have the same number of columns as the data used to train tree. X must have the same number of rows as the number of rows in Y.

Data Types: single | double

Tbl — Sample data

table

Sample data, specified as a table. Each row of Tbl corresponds to one observation, and each column corresponds to one predictor variable. Optionally, Tbl can contain additional columns for the response variable and observation weights. Tbl must contain all the predictors used to train tree. Multicolumn variables and cell arrays other than cell arrays of character vectors are not allowed.

If Tbl contains the response variable used to train tree, then you do not need to specify ResponseVarName or Y.

If you train tree using sample data contained in a table, then the input data for edge must also be in a table.

Data Types: table

ResponseVarName — Response variable name

name of variable in Tbl

Response variable name, specified as the name of a variable in Tbl. If Tbl contains the response variable used to train tree, then you do not need to specify ResponseVarName.

You must specify ResponseVarName as a character vector or string scalar. For example, if the response variable is stored as Tbl.Response, then specify it as "Response". Otherwise, the software treats all columns of Tbl, including Tbl.Response, as predictors.

The response variable must be a categorical, character, or string array, a logical or numeric vector, or a cell array of character vectors. If the response variable is a character array, then each element must correspond to one row of the array.

Data Types: char | string

Y — Class labels

categorical array | character array | string array | logical vector | numeric vector | cell array of character vectors

Class labels, specified as a categorical, character, or string array, a logical or numeric vector, or a cell array of character vectors. Y must be of the same type as the class labels used to train tree, and its number of elements must equal the number of rows of X.

Data Types: categorical | char | string | logical | single | double | cell

weights — Observation weights

ones(size(X,1),1) (default) | numeric vector | name of variable in Tbl

Observation weights, specified as a numeric vector or the name of a variable in Tbl.

If you specify weights as a numeric vector, then the size of weights must be equal to the number of rows in X or Tbl.

If you specify weights as the name of a variable in Tbl, then the name must be a character vector or string scalar. For example, if the weights are stored as Tbl.W, then specify weights as "W". Otherwise, the software treats all columns of Tbl, including Tbl.W, as predictors.

When you supply weights, edge computes the weighted classification edge. The software weighs the observations in each row of X or Tbl with the corresponding weight in weights.

Data Types: single | double | char | string

More About

Margin

The classification margin is the difference between the classification score for the true class and maximal classification score for the false classes. Margin is a column vector with the same number of rows as the matrix X.

Score (tree)

For trees, the score of a classification of a leaf node is the posterior probability of the classification at that node. The posterior probability of the classification at a node is the number of training sequences that lead to that node with the classification, divided by the number of training sequences that lead to that node.

For an example, see Posterior Probability Definition for Classification Tree.

Edge

The edge is the weighted mean value of the classification margin. The weights are the class probabilities in tree.Prior. If you supply weights, those weights are normalized to sum to the prior probabilities in the respective classes, and are then used to compute the weighted average.

Extended Capabilities

Tall Arrays

Calculate with arrays that have more rows than fit in memory.

The edge function fully supports tall arrays. For more information, see Tall Arrays.

GPU Arrays

Accelerate code by running on a graphics processing unit (GPU) using Parallel Computing Toolbox™.

Usage notes and limitations:

• The edge function does not support decision tree models trained with surrogate splits.

For more information, see Run MATLAB Functions on a GPU (Parallel Computing Toolbox).

Version History

Introduced in R2011a