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## weka.classifiers.meta
Class ThresholdSelector

    java.lang.Object
      weka.classifiers.Classifier
          weka.classifiers.SingleClassifierEnhancer
              weka.classifiers.RandomizableSingleClassifierEnhancer
                  weka.classifiers.meta.ThresholdSelector

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, CapabilitiesHandler, Drawable, OptionHandler, Randomizable, RevisionHandler

    public class ThresholdSelector

extends RandomizableSingleClassifierEnhancer
implements OptionHandler, Drawable

A metaclassifier that selecting a mid-point threshold on the probability output by a Classifier. The midpoint threshold is set so that a given performance measure is optimized. Currently this is the F-measure. Performance is measured either on the training data, a hold-out set or using cross-validation. In addition, the probabilities returned by the base learner can have their range expanded so that the output probabilities will reside between 0 and 1 (this is useful if the scheme normally produces probabilities in a very narrow range).

Valid options are:

     -C <integer>
      The class for which threshold is determined. Valid values are:
      1, 2 (for first and second classes, respectively), 3 (for whichever
      class is least frequent), and 4 (for whichever class value is most
      frequent), and 5 (for the first class named any of "yes","pos(itive)"
      "1", or method 3 if no matches). (default 5).

     -X <number of folds>
      Number of folds used for cross validation. If just a
      hold-out set is used, this determines the size of the hold-out set
      (default 3).

     -R <integer>
      Sets whether confidence range correction is applied. This
      can be used to ensure the confidences range from 0 to 1.
      Use 0 for no range correction, 1 for correction based on
      the min/max values seen during threshold selection
      (default 0).

     -E <integer>
      Sets the evaluation mode. Use 0 for
      evaluation using cross-validation,
      1 for evaluation using hold-out set,
      and 2 for evaluation on the
      training data (default 1).

     -M [FMEASURE|ACCURACY|TRUE_POS|TRUE_NEG|TP_RATE|PRECISION|RECALL]
      Measure used for evaluation (default is FMEASURE).

     -manual <real>
      Set a manual threshold to use. This option overrides
      automatic selection and options pertaining to
      automatic selection will be ignored.
      (default -1, i.e. do not use a manual threshold).

     -S <num>
      Random number seed.
      (default 1)

     -D
      If set, classifier is run in debug mode and
      may output additional info to the console

     -W
      Full name of base classifier.
      (default: weka.classifiers.functions.Logistic)

     Options specific to classifier weka.classifiers.functions.Logistic:

     -D
      Turn on debugging output.

     -R <ridge>
      Set the ridge in the log-likelihood.

     -M <number>
      Set the maximum number of iterations (default -1, until convergence).

Options after -- are passed to the designated sub-classifier.

Version:
  $Revision: 1.43 $
Author:
  Eibe Frank (eibe@cs.waikato.ac.nz)
See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary
`static int` | `ACCURACY` accuracy
`static int` | `EVAL_CROSS_VALIDATION` n-fold cross-validation
`static int` | `EVAL_TRAINING_SET` entire training set
`static int` | `EVAL_TUNED_SPLIT` single tuned fold
`static int` | `FMEASURE` F-measure
`static int` | `OPTIMIZE_0` first class value
`static int` | `OPTIMIZE_1` second class value
`static int` | `OPTIMIZE_LFREQ` least frequent class value
`static int` | `OPTIMIZE_MFREQ` most frequent class value
`static int` | `OPTIMIZE_POS_NAME` class value name, either 'yes' or 'pos(itive)'
`static int` | `PRECISION` precision
`static int` | `RANGE_BOUNDS` Correct based on min/max observed
`static int` | `RANGE_NONE` no range correction
`static int` | `RECALL` recall
`static Tag[]` | `TAGS_EVAL` The evaluation modes
`static Tag[]` | `TAGS_MEASURE` the measure to use
`static Tag[]` | `TAGS_OPTIMIZE` How to determine which class value to optimize for
`static Tag[]` | `TAGS_RANGE` Type of correction applied to threshold range
`static int` | `TP_RATE` true-positive rate
`static int` | `TRUE_NEG` true-negative
`static int` | `TRUE_POS` true-positive

Fields inherited from interface weka.core.Drawable
`BayesNet, Newick, NOT_DRAWABLE, TREE`

Constructor Summary
`ThresholdSelector()` Constructor.

Method Summary
`void` | `buildClassifier(Instances instances)` Generates the classifier.
`java.lang.String` | `designatedClassTipText()`
`double[]` | `distributionForInstance(Instance instance)` Calculates the class membership probabilities for the given test instance.
`java.lang.String` | `evaluationModeTipText()`
`Capabilities` | `getCapabilities()` Returns default capabilities of the classifier.
`SelectedTag` | `getDesignatedClass()` Gets the method to determine which class value to optimize.
`SelectedTag` | `getEvaluationMode()` Gets the evaluation mode used.
`double` | `getManualThresholdValue()` Returns the value of the manual threshold.
`SelectedTag` | `getMeasure()` get measure used for determining threshold
`int` | `getNumXValFolds()` Get the number of folds used for cross-validation.
`java.lang.String[]` | `getOptions()` Gets the current settings of the Classifier.
`SelectedTag` | `getRangeCorrection()` Gets the confidence range correction mode used.
`java.lang.String` | `getRevision()` Returns the revision string.
`java.lang.String` | `globalInfo()`
`java.lang.String` | `graph()` Returns graph describing the classifier (if possible).
`int` | `graphType()` Returns the type of graph this classifier represents.
`java.util.Enumeration` | `listOptions()` Returns an enumeration describing the available options.
`static void` | `main(java.lang.String[] argv)` Main method for testing this class.
`java.lang.String` | `manualThresholdValueTipText()`
`java.lang.String` | `measureTipText()` Tooltip for this property.
`java.lang.String` | `numXValFoldsTipText()`
`java.lang.String` | `rangeCorrectionTipText()`
`void` | `setDesignatedClass(SelectedTag newMethod)` Sets the method to determine which class value to optimize.
`void` | `setEvaluationMode(SelectedTag newMethod)` Sets the evaluation mode used.
`void` | `setManualThresholdValue(double threshold)` Sets the value for a manual threshold.
`void` | `setMeasure(SelectedTag newMeasure)` set measure used for determining threshold
`void` | `setNumXValFolds(int newNumFolds)` Set the number of folds used for cross-validation.
`void` | `setOptions(java.lang.String[] options)` Parses a given list of options.
`void` | `setRangeCorrection(SelectedTag newMethod)` Sets the confidence range correction mode used.
`java.lang.String` | `toString()` Returns description of the cross-validated classifier.

Methods inherited from class weka.classifiers.RandomizableSingleClassifierEnhancer
`getSeed, seedTipText, setSeed`

Methods inherited from class weka.classifiers.SingleClassifierEnhancer
`classifierTipText, getClassifier, setClassifier`

Methods inherited from class weka.classifiers.Classifier
`classifyInstance, debugTipText, forName, getDebug, makeCopies, makeCopy, setDebug`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### RANGE_NONE

    public static final int RANGE_NONE

  no range correction

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### RANGE_BOUNDS

    public static final int RANGE_BOUNDS

  Correct based on min/max observed

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### TAGS_RANGE

    public static final Tag[] TAGS_RANGE

  Type of correction applied to threshold range

### EVAL_TRAINING_SET

    public static final int EVAL_TRAINING_SET

  entire training set

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### EVAL_TUNED_SPLIT

    public static final int EVAL_TUNED_SPLIT

  single tuned fold

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### EVAL_CROSS_VALIDATION

    public static final int EVAL_CROSS_VALIDATION

  n-fold cross-validation

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### TAGS_EVAL

    public static final Tag[] TAGS_EVAL

  The evaluation modes

### OPTIMIZE_0

    public static final int OPTIMIZE_0

  first class value

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### OPTIMIZE_1

    public static final int OPTIMIZE_1

  second class value

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### OPTIMIZE_LFREQ

    public static final int OPTIMIZE_LFREQ

  least frequent class value

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### OPTIMIZE_MFREQ

    public static final int OPTIMIZE_MFREQ

  most frequent class value

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### OPTIMIZE_POS_NAME

    public static final int OPTIMIZE_POS_NAME

  class value name, either 'yes' or 'pos(itive)'

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### TAGS_OPTIMIZE

    public static final Tag[] TAGS_OPTIMIZE

  How to determine which class value to optimize for

### FMEASURE

    public static final int FMEASURE

  F-measure

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### ACCURACY

    public static final int ACCURACY

  accuracy

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### TRUE_POS

    public static final int TRUE_POS

  true-positive

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### TRUE_NEG

    public static final int TRUE_NEG

  true-negative

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### TP_RATE

    public static final int TP_RATE

  true-positive rate

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### PRECISION

    public static final int PRECISION

  precision

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### RECALL

    public static final int RECALL

  recall

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### TAGS_MEASURE

    public static final Tag[] TAGS_MEASURE

  the measure to use

Constructor Detail

### ThresholdSelector

    public ThresholdSelector()

  Constructor.

Method Detail

### measureTipText

    public java.lang.String measureTipText()

  Tooltip for this property.

  Returns:
    tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the explorer/experimenter gui

### setMeasure

    public void setMeasure(SelectedTag newMeasure)

  set measure used for determining threshold

  Parameters:
    `newMeasure` - Tag representing measure to be used

### getMeasure

    public SelectedTag getMeasure()

  get measure used for determining threshold

  Returns:
    Tag representing measure used

### listOptions

    public java.util.Enumeration listOptions()

  Returns an enumeration describing the available options.

  Specified by:
    `listOptions` in interface `OptionHandler`
  Overrides:
    `listOptions` in class `RandomizableSingleClassifierEnhancer`
  Returns:
    an enumeration of all the available options.

### setOptions

    public void setOptions(java.lang.String[] options)
                    throws java.lang.Exception

  Parses a given list of options.

  Valid options are:

       -C <integer>
        The class for which threshold is determined. Valid values are:
        1, 2 (for first and second classes, respectively), 3 (for whichever
        class is least frequent), and 4 (for whichever class value is most
        frequent), and 5 (for the first class named any of "yes","pos(itive)"
        "1", or method 3 if no matches). (default 5).

       -X <number of folds>
        Number of folds used for cross validation. If just a
        hold-out set is used, this determines the size of the hold-out set
        (default 3).

       -R <integer>
        Sets whether confidence range correction is applied. This
        can be used to ensure the confidences range from 0 to 1.
        Use 0 for no range correction, 1 for correction based on
        the min/max values seen during threshold selection
        (default 0).

       -E <integer>
        Sets the evaluation mode. Use 0 for
        evaluation using cross-validation,
        1 for evaluation using hold-out set,
        and 2 for evaluation on the
        training data (default 1).

       -M [FMEASURE|ACCURACY|TRUE_POS|TRUE_NEG|TP_RATE|PRECISION|RECALL]
        Measure used for evaluation (default is FMEASURE).

       -manual <real>
        Set a manual threshold to use. This option overrides
        automatic selection and options pertaining to
        automatic selection will be ignored.
        (default -1, i.e. do not use a manual threshold).

       -S <num>
        Random number seed.
        (default 1)

       -D
        If set, classifier is run in debug mode and
        may output additional info to the console

       -W
        Full name of base classifier.
        (default: weka.classifiers.functions.Logistic)

       Options specific to classifier weka.classifiers.functions.Logistic:

       -D
        Turn on debugging output.

       -R <ridge>
        Set the ridge in the log-likelihood.

       -M <number>
        Set the maximum number of iterations (default -1, until convergence).

  Options after -- are passed to the designated sub-classifier.

  Specified by:
    `setOptions` in interface `OptionHandler`
  Overrides:
    `setOptions` in class `RandomizableSingleClassifierEnhancer`
  Parameters:
    `options` - the list of options as an array of strings
  Throws:
    `java.lang.Exception` - if an option is not supported

### getOptions

    public java.lang.String[] getOptions()

  Gets the current settings of the Classifier.

  Specified by:
    `getOptions` in interface `OptionHandler`
  Overrides:
    `getOptions` in class `RandomizableSingleClassifierEnhancer`
  Returns:
    an array of strings suitable for passing to setOptions

### getCapabilities

    public Capabilities getCapabilities()

  Returns default capabilities of the classifier.

  Specified by:
    `getCapabilities` in interface `CapabilitiesHandler`
  Overrides:
    `getCapabilities` in class `SingleClassifierEnhancer`
  Returns:
    the capabilities of this classifier
  See Also:
    `Capabilities`

### buildClassifier

    public void buildClassifier(Instances instances)
                         throws java.lang.Exception

  Generates the classifier.

  Specified by:
    `buildClassifier` in class `Classifier`
  Parameters:
    `instances` - set of instances serving as training data
  Throws:
    `java.lang.Exception` - if the classifier has not been generated successfully

### distributionForInstance

    public double[] distributionForInstance(Instance instance)
                                     throws java.lang.Exception

  Calculates the class membership probabilities for the given test instance.

  Overrides:
    `distributionForInstance` in class `Classifier`
  Parameters:
    `instance` - the instance to be classified
  Returns:
    predicted class probability distribution
  Throws:
    `java.lang.Exception` - if instance could not be classified successfully

### globalInfo

    public java.lang.String globalInfo()

  Returns:
    a description of the classifier suitable for displaying in the explorer/experimenter gui

### designatedClassTipText

    public java.lang.String designatedClassTipText()

  Returns:
    tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the explorer/experimenter gui

### getDesignatedClass

    public SelectedTag getDesignatedClass()

  Gets the method to determine which class value to optimize. Will be one of OPTIMIZE_0, OPTIMIZE_1, OPTIMIZE_LFREQ, OPTIMIZE_MFREQ, OPTIMIZE_POS_NAME.

  Returns:
    the class selection mode.

### setDesignatedClass

    public void setDesignatedClass(SelectedTag newMethod)

  Sets the method to determine which class value to optimize. Will be one of OPTIMIZE_0, OPTIMIZE_1, OPTIMIZE_LFREQ, OPTIMIZE_MFREQ, OPTIMIZE_POS_NAME.

  Parameters:
    `newMethod` - the new class selection mode.

### evaluationModeTipText

    public java.lang.String evaluationModeTipText()

  Returns:
    tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the explorer/experimenter gui

### setEvaluationMode

    public void setEvaluationMode(SelectedTag newMethod)

  Sets the evaluation mode used. Will be one of EVAL_TRAINING, EVAL_TUNED_SPLIT, or EVAL_CROSS_VALIDATION

  Parameters:
    `newMethod` - the new evaluation mode.

### getEvaluationMode

    public SelectedTag getEvaluationMode()

  Gets the evaluation mode used. Will be one of EVAL_TRAINING, EVAL_TUNED_SPLIT, or EVAL_CROSS_VALIDATION

  Returns:
    the evaluation mode.

### rangeCorrectionTipText

    public java.lang.String rangeCorrectionTipText()

  Returns:
    tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the explorer/experimenter gui

### setRangeCorrection

    public void setRangeCorrection(SelectedTag newMethod)

  Sets the confidence range correction mode used. Will be one of RANGE_NONE, or RANGE_BOUNDS

  Parameters:
    `newMethod` - the new correciton mode.

### getRangeCorrection

    public SelectedTag getRangeCorrection()

  Gets the confidence range correction mode used. Will be one of RANGE_NONE, or RANGE_BOUNDS

  Returns:
    the confidence correction mode.

### numXValFoldsTipText

    public java.lang.String numXValFoldsTipText()

  Returns:
    tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the explorer/experimenter gui

### getNumXValFolds

    public int getNumXValFolds()

  Get the number of folds used for cross-validation.

  Returns:
    the number of folds used for cross-validation.

### setNumXValFolds

    public void setNumXValFolds(int newNumFolds)

  Set the number of folds used for cross-validation.

  Parameters:
    `newNumFolds` - the number of folds used for cross-validation.

### graphType

    public int graphType()

  Returns the type of graph this classifier represents.

  Specified by:
    `graphType` in interface `Drawable`
  Returns:
    the type of graph this classifier represents

### graph

    public java.lang.String graph()
                           throws java.lang.Exception

  Returns graph describing the classifier (if possible).

  Specified by:
    `graph` in interface `Drawable`
  Returns:
    the graph of the classifier in dotty format
  Throws:
    `java.lang.Exception` - if the classifier cannot be graphed

### manualThresholdValueTipText

    public java.lang.String manualThresholdValueTipText()

  Returns:
    tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the explorer/experimenter gui

### setManualThresholdValue

    public void setManualThresholdValue(double threshold)
                                 throws java.lang.Exception

  Sets the value for a manual threshold. If this option is set (non-negative value between 0 and 1), then options pertaining to automatic threshold selection are ignored.

  Parameters:
    `threshold` - the manual threshold to use
  Throws:
    `java.lang.Exception`

### getManualThresholdValue

    public double getManualThresholdValue()

  Returns the value of the manual threshold. (a negative value indicates that no manual threshold is being used.

  Returns:
    the value of the manual threshold.

### toString

    public java.lang.String toString()

  Returns description of the cross-validated classifier.

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`
  Returns:
    description of the cross-validated classifier as a string

### getRevision

    public java.lang.String getRevision()

  Returns the revision string.

  Specified by:
    `getRevision` in interface `RevisionHandler`
  Overrides:
    `getRevision` in class `Classifier`
  Returns:
    the revision

### main

    public static void main(java.lang.String[] argv)

  Main method for testing this class.

  Parameters:
    `argv` - the options

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