source: src/main/java/weka/classifiers/lazy/kstar/KStarNumericAttribute.java @ 9

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/**
 *    KStarNumericAttribute.java
 *    Copyright (C) 1995 Univeristy of Waikato
 *    Java port to Weka by Abdelaziz Mahoui (am14@cs.waikato.ac.nz).
 *
 */

package weka.classifiers.lazy.kstar;

import weka.core.Attribute;
import weka.core.Instance;
import weka.core.Instances;
import weka.core.RevisionHandler;
import weka.core.RevisionUtils;

/**
 * A custom class which provides the environment for computing the
 * transformation probability of a specified test instance numeric
 * attribute to a specified train instance numeric attribute.
 *
 * @author Len Trigg (len@reeltwo.com)
 * @author Abdelaziz Mahoui (am14@cs.waikato.ac.nz)
 * @version $Revision 1.0 $
 */
public class KStarNumericAttribute
  implements KStarConstants, RevisionHandler {

  /** The training instances used for classification. */
  protected Instances m_TrainSet;

  /** The test instance */
  protected Instance m_Test;

  /** The train instance */
  protected Instance m_Train;

  /** The index of the attribute in the test and train instances */
  protected int m_AttrIndex;

  /** The scale parameter */
  protected double m_Scale = 1.0;

  /** Probability of test attribute transforming into train attribute 
      with missing value */
  protected double m_MissingProb = 1.0;

  /** Average probability of test attribute transforming into train 
      attribute */
  protected double m_AverageProb = 1.0;

  /** Smallest probability of test attribute transforming into train 
      attribute */
  protected double m_SmallestProb = 1.0;

  /** The set of disctances from the test attribute to the set of train 
      attributes */
  protected double [] m_Distances;

  /** Set of colomns: each colomn representing a randomised version of 
      the train dataset class colomn */
  protected int [][] m_RandClassCols;

  /** The number of train instances with no missing attribute values */
  protected int m_ActualCount = 0;

  /** A cache for storing attribute values and their corresponding scale 
      parameters */
  protected KStarCache m_Cache;

  /** The number of instances in the dataset */
  protected int m_NumInstances;

  /** The number of class values */
  protected int m_NumClasses;

  /** The number of attributes */
  protected int m_NumAttributes;

  /** The class attribute type */
  protected int m_ClassType;

  /** missing value treatment */
  protected int m_MissingMode = M_AVERAGE;

  /** 0 = use specified blend, 1 = entropic blend setting */
  protected int m_BlendMethod = B_SPHERE ;

  /** default sphere of influence blend setting */
  protected int m_BlendFactor = 20;
  
  /**
   * Constructor
   */
  public KStarNumericAttribute(Instance test, Instance train, int attrIndex,
                               Instances trainSet, 
                               int [][] randClassCols, 
                               KStarCache cache)
  {
    m_Test      = test;
    m_Train     = train;
    m_AttrIndex = attrIndex;
    m_TrainSet  = trainSet;
    m_RandClassCols = randClassCols;
    m_Cache = cache;
    init();
  }

  /**
   * Initializes the m_Attributes of the class.
   */
  private void init() {
    try {
      m_NumInstances  = m_TrainSet.numInstances();
      m_NumClasses    = m_TrainSet.numClasses();
      m_NumAttributes = m_TrainSet.numAttributes();
      m_ClassType     = m_TrainSet.classAttribute().type();
    } catch(Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
  
  /**
   * Calculates the transformation probability of the attribute indexed
   * "m_AttrIndex" in test instance "m_Test" to the same attribute in
   * the train instance "m_Train".
   *
   * @return the probability value
   */
  public double transProb() {
    String debug = "(KStarNumericAttribute.transProb) ";
    double transProb, distance, scale;
    // check if the attribute value has been encountred before
    // in which case it should be in the numeric cache
    if ( m_Cache.containsKey(m_Test.value(m_AttrIndex))) {
      KStarCache.TableEntry te = 
        m_Cache.getCacheValues( m_Test.value(m_AttrIndex) );
      m_Scale = te.value;
      m_MissingProb = te.pmiss;
    }
    else {
      if (m_BlendMethod == B_ENTROPY) {
        m_Scale = scaleFactorUsingEntropy();
      }
      else { // default is B_SPHERE
        m_Scale = scaleFactorUsingBlend();
      }
      m_Cache.store( m_Test.value(m_AttrIndex), m_Scale, m_MissingProb );
    }
    // now what???
    if (m_Train.isMissing(m_AttrIndex)) {
      transProb = m_MissingProb;
    }
    else {
      distance = 
        Math.abs( m_Test.value(m_AttrIndex) - m_Train.value(m_AttrIndex) );
      transProb = PStar( distance, m_Scale );
    }
    return transProb;
  }
  
  /**
   * Calculates the scale factor for the attribute indexed
   * "m_AttrIndex" in test instance "m_Test" using a global
   * blending factor (default value is 20%).
   *
   * @return the scale factor value
   */
  private double scaleFactorUsingBlend() {
    String debug = "(KStarNumericAttribute.scaleFactorUsingBlend)";
    int i, j, lowestcount = 0, count = 0;
    double lowest = -1.0, nextlowest = -1.0;
    double root, broot, up, bot;
    double aimfor, min_val = 9e300, scale = 1.0;
    double avgprob = 0.0, minprob = 0.0, min_pos = 0.0;

    KStarWrapper botvals = new KStarWrapper();
    KStarWrapper upvals = new KStarWrapper();
    KStarWrapper vals = new KStarWrapper();

    m_Distances = new double [m_NumInstances];

    for (j=0; j<m_NumInstances; j++) {
      if ( m_TrainSet.instance(j).isMissing(m_AttrIndex) ) {
        // mark the train instance with a missing value by setting 
        // the distance to -1.0
        m_Distances[j] = -1.0;
      }
      else {
        m_Distances[j] = Math.abs(m_TrainSet.instance(j).value(m_AttrIndex) - 
                                  m_Test.value(m_AttrIndex));
        if ( (m_Distances[j]+1e-5) < nextlowest || nextlowest == -1.0 ) {
          if ( (m_Distances[j]+1e-5) < lowest || lowest == -1.0 ) {
            nextlowest = lowest;
            lowest = m_Distances[j];
            lowestcount = 1;
          }
          else if ( Math.abs(m_Distances[j]-lowest) < 1e-5 ) {
            // record the number training instances (number n0) at
            // the smallest distance from test instance
            lowestcount++;
          }
          else {
            nextlowest = m_Distances[j];
          }
        }
        // records the actual number of instances with no missing value
        m_ActualCount++;
      }
    }
    
    if (nextlowest == -1 || lowest == -1) { // Data values are all the same
      scale = 1.0;
      m_SmallestProb = m_AverageProb = 1.0;
      return scale;
    }
    else {
      // starting point for root
      root = 1.0 / (nextlowest - lowest);
      i = 0;
      // given the expression: n0 <= E(scale) <= N
      // E(scale) =  (N - n0) * b + n0  with blending factor: 0 <= b <= 1
      // aimfor = (N - n0) * b + n0
      aimfor = (m_ActualCount - lowestcount) * 
        (double)m_BlendFactor / 100.0 + lowestcount;
      if (m_BlendFactor == 0) {
        aimfor += 1.0;
      }
      // root is bracketed in interval [bot,up]
      bot = 0.0 + ROOT_FINDER_ACCURACY / 2.0;
      up = root * 16;     // This is bodgy
      // E(bot)
      calculateSphereSize(bot, botvals);
      botvals.sphere -= aimfor;
      // E(up)
      calculateSphereSize(up, upvals);
      upvals.sphere -= aimfor;
      
      if (botvals.sphere < 0) {    // Couldn't include that many 
                                   // instances - going for max possible
        min_pos = bot;
        avgprob = botvals.avgProb;
        minprob = botvals.minProb;
      }
      else if (upvals.sphere > 0) { // Couldn't include that few, 
                                    // going for min possible
        min_pos = up;
        avgprob = upvals.avgProb;
        minprob = upvals.minProb;
      }
      else {
        // Root finding Algorithm starts here !
        for (;;) {
          calculateSphereSize(root, vals);
          vals.sphere -= aimfor;
          if ( Math.abs(vals.sphere) < min_val ) {
            min_val = Math.abs(vals.sphere);
            min_pos = root;
            avgprob = vals.avgProb;
            minprob = vals.minProb;
          }
          if ( Math.abs(vals.sphere) <= ROOT_FINDER_ACCURACY ) {
            break;        // converged to a solution, done!
          }
          if (vals.sphere > 0.0) {
            broot = (root + up) / 2.0;
            bot = root;
            root = broot;
          }
          else {
            broot = (root + bot) / 2.0;
            up = root;
            root = broot;
          }
          i++;
          if (i > ROOT_FINDER_MAX_ITER) {
            //      System.err.println("Warning: "+debug+" 
            // ROOT_FINDER_MAX_ITER exceeded");
            root = min_pos;
            break;
          }
        }
      }

      m_SmallestProb = minprob;
      m_AverageProb = avgprob;
      // Set the probability of transforming to a missing value
      switch ( m_MissingMode )
        {
        case M_DELETE:
          m_MissingProb = 0.0;
          break;
        case M_NORMAL:
          m_MissingProb = 1.0;
          break;
        case M_MAXDIFF:
          m_MissingProb = m_SmallestProb;
          break;
        case M_AVERAGE:
          m_MissingProb = m_AverageProb;
          break;
        }
      // set the scale factor value
      scale = min_pos;
      return scale;
    }
  }
  
  /**
   * Calculates the size of the "sphere of influence" defined as:
   * sphere = sum(P)^2/sum(P^2) where
   * P(i) = root*exp(-2*i*root).
   * Since there are n different training instances we multiply P(i) by 1/n.
   */
  private void calculateSphereSize(double scale, KStarWrapper params) {
    String debug = "(KStarNumericAttribute.calculateSphereSize)";
    int i;
    double sphereSize, minprob = 1.0;
    double pstar;                // P*(b|a)
    double pstarSum = 0.0;       // sum(P*)
    double pstarSquareSum = 0.0; // sum(P*^2)
    double inc;
    for (i = 0; i < m_NumInstances; i++) {
      if (m_Distances[i] < 0) {
        // instance with missing value
        continue;
      }
      else {
        pstar = PStar( m_Distances[i], scale );
        if (minprob > pstar) {
          minprob = pstar;
        }
        inc = pstar / m_ActualCount;
        pstarSum += inc;
        pstarSquareSum += inc * inc;
      }
    }
    sphereSize = (pstarSquareSum == 0 ? 0 
                  : pstarSum * pstarSum / pstarSquareSum);
    // return the values
    params.sphere = sphereSize;
    params.avgProb = pstarSum;
    params.minProb = minprob;
  }
  
  /**
   * Calculates the scale factor using entropy.
   *
   * @return the scale factor value
   */
  private double scaleFactorUsingEntropy() {
    String debug = "(KStarNumericAttribute.scaleFactorUsingEntropy)";
    if ( m_ClassType != Attribute.NOMINAL ) {
      System.err.println("Error: "+debug+" attribute class must be nominal!");
      System.exit(1);
    }
    int i,j, lowestcount = 0, count, itcount;
    double lowest = -1.0, nextlowest = -1.0;
    double root, up, bot, stepsize, delta;
    double actentropy = 0.0, randentropy = 0.0, actscale, randscale;
    double minrand = 0.0, minact = 0.0, maxrand = 0.0, maxact = 0.0;
    double bestdiff, bestroot, currentdiff, lastdiff;
    double bestpsum, bestminprob, scale = 1.0;

    KStarWrapper botvals = new KStarWrapper();
    KStarWrapper upvals = new KStarWrapper();
    KStarWrapper vals = new KStarWrapper();

    m_Distances = new double [m_NumInstances];

    for (j=0; j<m_NumInstances; j++) {
      if ( m_TrainSet.instance(j).isMissing(m_AttrIndex) ) {
        // mark the train instance with a missing value by setting 
        // the distance to -1.0
        m_Distances[j] = -1.0;
      }
      else {
        m_Distances[j] = Math.abs(m_TrainSet.instance(j).value(m_AttrIndex) - 
                                  m_Test.value(m_AttrIndex));
        
        if ( (m_Distances[j]+1e-5) < nextlowest || nextlowest == -1.0 ) {
          if ( (m_Distances[j]+1e-5) < lowest || lowest == -1.0 ) {
            nextlowest = lowest;
            lowest = m_Distances[j];
            lowestcount = 1;
          }
          else if ( Math.abs(m_Distances[j]-lowest) < 1e-5 ) {
            // record the number training instances (number n0) at
            // the smallest distance from test instance
            lowestcount++;
          }
          else {
            nextlowest = m_Distances[j];
          }
        }
        // records the actual number of instances with no missing value
        m_ActualCount++;
      }
    } // for
    
    if (nextlowest == -1 || lowest == -1) { // Data values are all the same
      scale = 1.0;
      m_SmallestProb = m_AverageProb = 1.0;
      return scale;
    }
    else {
      // starting point for root
      root = 1.0 / (nextlowest - lowest);
      // root is bracketed in interval [bot,up]
      bot = 0.0 + ROOT_FINDER_ACCURACY / 2;  
      up = root * 8; // This is bodgy
      // Find (approx) entropy ranges
      calculateEntropy(up, upvals);
      calculateEntropy(bot, botvals);
      actscale = botvals.actEntropy - upvals.actEntropy;
      randscale = botvals.randEntropy - upvals.randEntropy;
      // Optimise the scale factor
      bestroot = root = bot;
      bestdiff = currentdiff = FLOOR1;
      bestpsum = botvals.avgProb;
      bestminprob = botvals.minProb;
      stepsize = (up - bot) / 20.0;
      itcount = 0;
      // Root finding algorithm starts here!
      while (true)
        {
          itcount++;
          lastdiff = currentdiff;
          root += Math.log(root + 1.0) * stepsize;
          if (root <= bot) {
            root = bot;
            currentdiff = 0.0;
            delta = -1.0;
          }
          else if (root >= up) {
            root = up;
            currentdiff = 0.0;
            delta = -1.0;
          }
          else {
            calculateEntropy(root, vals);
            // Normalise entropies
            vals.randEntropy = (vals.randEntropy - upvals.randEntropy) / 
              randscale;
            vals.actEntropy = (vals.actEntropy - upvals.actEntropy) / 
              randscale;
            currentdiff = vals.randEntropy - vals.actEntropy;

            if (currentdiff < FLOOR1) {
              currentdiff = FLOOR1;
              if (stepsize < 0) { 
                // If we've hit the end and turned around we can't 
                // have found any peaks
                bestdiff = currentdiff;
                bestroot = bot;
                bestpsum = botvals.avgProb;
                bestminprob = botvals.minProb;
                break;
              }
            }
            delta = currentdiff - lastdiff;
          }
          if (currentdiff > bestdiff) {
            bestdiff = currentdiff;
            bestroot = root;
            bestminprob = vals.minProb;
            bestpsum = vals.avgProb;
          }
          if (delta < 0) {
            if (Math.abs(stepsize) < ROOT_FINDER_ACCURACY) {
              break;
            }
            else {
              stepsize /= -4.0;
            }
          }
          if (itcount > ROOT_FINDER_MAX_ITER) {
            //  System.err.println("Warning: "+debug+" ROOT_FINDER_MAX_ITER 
            // exceeded");
            break;
          }
        } // while

      m_SmallestProb = bestminprob;
      m_AverageProb = bestpsum;
      // Set the probability of transforming to a missing value
      switch ( m_MissingMode )
        {
        case M_DELETE:
          m_MissingProb = 0.0;
          break;
        case M_NORMAL:
          m_MissingProb = 1.0;
          break;
        case M_MAXDIFF:
          m_MissingProb = m_SmallestProb;
          break;
        case M_AVERAGE:
          m_MissingProb = m_AverageProb;
          break;
        }
      // set scale factor
      scale = bestroot;
    } // else
    return scale;
  }

  /**
   * Calculates several parameters aside from the entropy: for a specified
   * scale factor, calculates the actual entropy, a random entropy using a
   * randomized set of class value colomns, and records the average and
   * smallest probabilities (for use in missing value case).
   */
  private void calculateEntropy(double scale, KStarWrapper params) {    
    String debug = "(KStarNumericAttribute.calculateEntropy)";
    int i,j,k;
    double actent = 0.0, randent = 0.0;
    double pstar, tprob, avgprob = 0.0, minprob = 1.0;
    double actClassProb, randClassProb;
    double [][] pseudoClassProbs = new double[NUM_RAND_COLS+1][m_NumClasses];
    // init
    for(j = 0; j <= NUM_RAND_COLS; j++) {
      for(i = 0; i < m_NumClasses; i++) {
        pseudoClassProbs[j][i] = 0.0;
      }
    }
    for (i=0; i < m_NumInstances; i++) {
      if (m_Distances[i] < 0) {
        // train instance has mising value
        continue;
      }
      else {
        pstar = PStar(m_Distances[i], scale);
        tprob = pstar / m_ActualCount;
        avgprob += tprob;
        if (pstar < minprob) {
          minprob = pstar;
        }
        // filter instances with same class value
        for (k=0; k <= NUM_RAND_COLS; k++) {
          // instance i is assigned a random class value in colomn k;
          // colomn k = NUM_RAND_COLS contains the original mapping: 
          // instance -> class vlaue
          pseudoClassProbs[k][ m_RandClassCols[k][i] ] += tprob;
        }
      }
    }
    // compute the actual entropy using the class probabilities
    // with the original class value mapping (colomn NUM_RAND_COLS)
    for (j = m_NumClasses-1; j >= 0; j--) {
      actClassProb = pseudoClassProbs[NUM_RAND_COLS][j] / avgprob;
      if (actClassProb > 0) {
        actent -= actClassProb * Math.log(actClassProb) / LOG2;
      }
    }
    // compute a random entropy using the pseudo class probs
    // excluding the colomn NUM_RAND_COLS
    for (k=0; k < NUM_RAND_COLS; k++) {
      for (i = m_NumClasses-1; i >= 0; i--) {
        randClassProb = pseudoClassProbs[k][i] / avgprob;
        if (randClassProb > 0) {
          randent -= randClassProb * Math.log(randClassProb) / LOG2;
        }
      }
    }
    randent /= NUM_RAND_COLS;
    // return the values
    params.actEntropy = actent;
    params.randEntropy = randent;
    params.avgProb = avgprob;
    params.minProb = minprob;
  }

  /**
   * Calculates the value of P for a given value x using the expression:
   * P(x) = scale * exp( -2.0 * x * scale )
   *
   * @param x input value
   * @param scale the scale factor
   * @return output of the function P(x)
   */          
  private double PStar(double x, double scale) {
    return scale * Math.exp( -2.0 * x * scale );
  }

  /**
   * Set options.
   * @param missingmode the missing value treatment to use
   * @param blendmethod the blending method to use
   * @param blendfactor the level of blending to use
   */
  public void setOptions(int missingmode, int blendmethod, int blendfactor) {
    m_MissingMode = missingmode;
    m_BlendMethod = blendmethod;
    m_BlendFactor = blendfactor;
  }

  /**
   * Set the missing value mode.
   * @param mode the type of missing value treatment to use
   */
  public void setMissingMode(int mode) {
    m_MissingMode = mode;
  }

  /**
   * Set the blending method
   * @param method the blending method to use
   */
  public void setBlendMethod(int method) {
    m_BlendMethod = method;
  }

  /**
   * Set the blending factor
   * @param factor the level of blending to use
   */
  public void setBlendFactor(int factor) {
    m_BlendFactor = factor;
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns the revision string.
   * 
   * @return            the revision
   */
  public String getRevision() {
    return RevisionUtils.extract("$Revision: 1.7 $");
  }
} // class