0
$\begingroup$

With a single standard interface (sklearn.pipeline) on top of different regressors, how do I use cross-validation?

The example below uses two regressors with different internal cross-validation mechanisms, and I'm trying to figure out the "correct" way to do this without resorting to calling each differently.

import catboost as cb
import numpy as np
from scikeras.wrappers import KerasRegressor
import sklearn.pipeline
import sklearn.preprocessing

# *************************************
# First, the common code
# *************************************

# Build x and y
# y is a simple linear function (with noise added)
x = np.arange(100)
y = x * 10 + 4 + np.random.random(len(x)) * np.random.binomial(len(x), 0.5)

# We only have one "feature" so this is needed to make the regressors happy
x = x.reshape(-1, 1)

# Split into train/test in preparation for cross-validation
x_train = x[:80]
x_test = x[80:]
y_train = y[:80]
y_test = y[80:]

# *************************************
# Exhibit A
# Cross-validation using e.g., CatBoost
# (Yes I know gbm isn't a great choice
# for this dataset, just ignore that
# for now)
# *************************************

pipeline = sklearn.pipeline.Pipeline([
    ('scaler', sklearn.preprocessing.StandardScaler()),
    ('model', cb.CatBoostRegressor())
])

pipeline.fit(
  x_train, 
  y_train, 

  # Tell CatBoostRegressor to use cross-validation
  # Pipeline lets me funnel params to the 'model' component
  # which is in this case a CatBoostRegressor
  model__eval_set=(x_test, y_test)
)

# *************************************
# Exhibit B
# Cross-validation using e.g., Keras
# *************************************

# Helper function for pipeline to create the model
def create_model():
    model = Sequential()
    model.add(Dense(units = 1, input_dim=x_train.shape[1]))
    model.add(Dense(units = 4))
    model.add(Dense(units = 1))
    model.compile(optimizer = 'adam', loss = 'mean_squared_error')
    return model

pipeline2 = sklearn.pipeline.Pipeline([
    ('scaler', sklearn.preprocessing.StandardScaler()),
    ('model', KerasRegressor(model=create_model))
])

pipeline2.fit(
  x_train, 
  y_train, 

  # We have to use another funnel-though that is
  # completely different to turn on CV for Keras
  model__validation_data=(x_test, y_test)
)

So my question is:

Can I use Pipeline API to activate cross-validation across these two (or any other) model types using the same call to fit()?

Exhibit A = pipeline.fit(x_train, y_train, <Pipeline way to activate cv>)
Exhibit B = pipeline2.fit(x_train, y_train, <Pipeline way to activate cv>)

are identical?

$\endgroup$
3
  • $\begingroup$ Can you describe your issue in a bit more detail? Is the issue that the results are different or that different keyword arguments are used within the fit method depending on the type of model used? $\endgroup$
    – Oxbowerce
    Jan 12, 2022 at 15:46
  • $\begingroup$ It's the latter. The keywords are different (to enable CV). For example, pipeline.fit(x_train, y_train, model__eval_set=(x_test, y_test)) and pipeline2.fit(x_train, y_train, ????). The eval_set=() argument does not work for KerasRegressor. $\endgroup$ Jan 12, 2022 at 15:53
  • $\begingroup$ There's a larger concern here as well, which is that the StandardScaler() is applied only to x_train (which is correct -- we don't want forward bias!) but I would like the SAME scaler, fitted to x_train, to be applied to x_test. $\endgroup$ Jan 12, 2022 at 15:56

0

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge that you have read and understand our privacy policy and code of conduct.