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## weka.classifiers.meta
Class RotationForest

    java.lang.Object
      weka.classifiers.Classifier
          weka.classifiers.SingleClassifierEnhancer
              weka.classifiers.IteratedSingleClassifierEnhancer
                  weka.classifiers.RandomizableIteratedSingleClassifierEnhancer
                      weka.classifiers.meta.RotationForest

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

    public class RotationForest

extends RandomizableIteratedSingleClassifierEnhancer
implements WeightedInstancesHandler, TechnicalInformationHandler

Class for construction a Rotation Forest. Can do classification and regression depending on the base learner.
For more information, see
Juan J. Rodriguez, Ludmila I. Kuncheva, Carlos J. Alonso (2006). Rotation Forest: A new classifier ensemble method. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 28(10):1619-1630. URL http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TPAMI.2006.211.

BibTeX:

     @article{Rodriguez2006,
        author = {Juan J. Rodriguez and Ludmila I. Kuncheva and Carlos J. Alonso},
        journal = {IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence},
        number = {10},
        pages = {1619-1630},
        title = {Rotation Forest: A new classifier ensemble method},
        volume = {28},
        year = {2006},
        ISSN = {0162-8828},
        URL = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TPAMI.2006.211}
     }

Valid options are:

     -N
      Whether minGroup (-G) and maxGroup (-H) refer to
      the number of groups or their size.
      (default: false)

     -G <num>
      Minimum size of a group of attributes:
       if numberOfGroups is true, the minimum number
       of groups.
       (default: 3)

     -H <num>
      Maximum size of a group of attributes:
       if numberOfGroups is true, the maximum number
       of groups.
       (default: 3)

     -P <num>
      Percentage of instances to be removed.
       (default: 50)

     -F <filter specification>
      Full class name of filter to use, followed
      by filter options.
      eg: "weka.filters.unsupervised.attribute.PrincipalComponents-R 1.0"

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

     -I <num>
      Number of iterations.
      (default 10)

     -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.trees.J48)

     Options specific to classifier weka.classifiers.trees.J48:

     -U
      Use unpruned tree.

     -C <pruning confidence>
      Set confidence threshold for pruning.
      (default 0.25)

     -M <minimum number of instances>
      Set minimum number of instances per leaf.
      (default 2)

     -R
      Use reduced error pruning.

     -N <number of folds>
      Set number of folds for reduced error
      pruning. One fold is used as pruning set.
      (default 3)

     -B
      Use binary splits only.

     -S
      Don't perform subtree raising.

     -L
      Do not clean up after the tree has been built.

     -A
      Laplace smoothing for predicted probabilities.

     -Q <seed>
      Seed for random data shuffling (default 1).

Version:
  $Revision: 7012 $
Author:
  Juan Jose Rodriguez (jjrodriguez@ubu.es)
See Also:
  Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
`RotationForest()` Constructor.

Method Summary
`void` | `buildClassifier(Instances data)` builds the classifier.
`double[]` | `distributionForInstance(Instance instance)` Calculates the class membership probabilities for the given test instance.
`int` | `getMaxGroup()` Gets the maximum size of a group.
`int` | `getMinGroup()` Gets the minimum size of a group.
`boolean` | `getNumberOfGroups()` Get whether minGroup and maxGroup refer to the number of groups or their size
`java.lang.String[]` | `getOptions()` Gets the current settings of the Classifier.
`Filter` | `getProjectionFilter()` Gets the filter used to project the data.
`int` | `getRemovedPercentage()` Gets the percentage of instances to be removed
`java.lang.String` | `getRevision()` Returns the revision string.
`TechnicalInformation` | `getTechnicalInformation()` Returns an instance of a TechnicalInformation object, containing detailed information about the technical background of this class, e.g., paper reference or book this class is based on.
`java.lang.String` | `globalInfo()` Returns a string describing classifier
`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` | `maxGroupTipText()` Returns the tip text for this property
`java.lang.String` | `minGroupTipText()` Returns the tip text for this property
`java.lang.String` | `numberOfGroupsTipText()` Returns the tip text for this property
`java.lang.String` | `projectionFilterTipText()` Returns the tip text for this property
`java.lang.String` | `removedPercentageTipText()` Returns the tip text for this property
`void` | `setMaxGroup(int maxGroup)` Sets the maximum size of a group.
`void` | `setMinGroup(int minGroup)` Sets the minimum size of a group.
`void` | `setNumberOfGroups(boolean numberOfGroups)` Set whether minGroup and maxGroup refer to the number of groups or their size
`void` | `setOptions(java.lang.String[] options)` Parses a given list of options.
`void` | `setProjectionFilter(Filter projectionFilter)` Sets the filter used to project the data.
`void` | `setRemovedPercentage(int removedPercentage)` Sets the percentage of instance to be removed
`java.lang.String` | `toString()` Returns description of the Rotation Forest classifier.

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

Methods inherited from class weka.classifiers.IteratedSingleClassifierEnhancer
`getNumIterations, numIterationsTipText, setNumIterations`

Methods inherited from class weka.classifiers.SingleClassifierEnhancer
`classifierTipText, getCapabilities, 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`

Constructor Detail

### RotationForest

    public RotationForest()

  Constructor.

Method Detail

### globalInfo

    public java.lang.String globalInfo()

  Returns a string describing classifier

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

### getTechnicalInformation

    public TechnicalInformation getTechnicalInformation()

  Returns an instance of a TechnicalInformation object, containing detailed information about the technical background of this class, e.g., paper reference or book this class is based on.

  Specified by:
    `getTechnicalInformation` in interface `TechnicalInformationHandler`
  Returns:
    the technical information about this class

### listOptions

    public java.util.Enumeration listOptions()

  Returns an enumeration describing the available options.

  Specified by:
    `listOptions` in interface `OptionHandler`
  Overrides:
    `listOptions` in class `RandomizableIteratedSingleClassifierEnhancer`
  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:

       -N
        Whether minGroup (-G) and maxGroup (-H) refer to
        the number of groups or their size.
        (default: false)

       -G <num>
        Minimum size of a group of attributes:
         if numberOfGroups is true, the minimum number
         of groups.
         (default: 3)

       -H <num>
        Maximum size of a group of attributes:
         if numberOfGroups is true, the maximum number
         of groups.
         (default: 3)

       -P <num>
        Percentage of instances to be removed.
         (default: 50)

       -F <filter specification>
        Full class name of filter to use, followed
        by filter options.
        eg: "weka.filters.unsupervised.attribute.PrincipalComponents-R 1.0"

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

       -I <num>
        Number of iterations.
        (default 10)

       -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.trees.J48)

       Options specific to classifier weka.classifiers.trees.J48:

       -U
        Use unpruned tree.

       -C <pruning confidence>
        Set confidence threshold for pruning.
        (default 0.25)

       -M <minimum number of instances>
        Set minimum number of instances per leaf.
        (default 2)

       -R
        Use reduced error pruning.

       -N <number of folds>
        Set number of folds for reduced error
        pruning. One fold is used as pruning set.
        (default 3)

       -B
        Use binary splits only.

       -S
        Don't perform subtree raising.

       -L
        Do not clean up after the tree has been built.

       -A
        Laplace smoothing for predicted probabilities.

       -Q <seed>
        Seed for random data shuffling (default 1).

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

### numberOfGroupsTipText

    public java.lang.String numberOfGroupsTipText()

  Returns the tip text for this property

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

### setNumberOfGroups

    public void setNumberOfGroups(boolean numberOfGroups)

  Set whether minGroup and maxGroup refer to the number of groups or their size

  Parameters:
    `numberOfGroups` - whether minGroup and maxGroup refer to the number of groups or their size

### getNumberOfGroups

    public boolean getNumberOfGroups()

  Get whether minGroup and maxGroup refer to the number of groups or their size

  Returns:
    whether minGroup and maxGroup refer to the number of groups or their size

### minGroupTipText

    public java.lang.String minGroupTipText()

  Returns the tip text for this property

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

### setMinGroup

    public void setMinGroup(int minGroup)
                     throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

  Sets the minimum size of a group.

  Parameters:
    `minGroup` - the minimum value. of attributes.
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException`

### getMinGroup

    public int getMinGroup()

  Gets the minimum size of a group.

  Returns:
    the minimum value.

### maxGroupTipText

    public java.lang.String maxGroupTipText()

  Returns the tip text for this property

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

### setMaxGroup

    public void setMaxGroup(int maxGroup)
                     throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

  Sets the maximum size of a group.

  Parameters:
    `maxGroup` - the maximum value. of attributes.
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException`

### getMaxGroup

    public int getMaxGroup()

  Gets the maximum size of a group.

  Returns:
    the maximum value.

### removedPercentageTipText

    public java.lang.String removedPercentageTipText()

  Returns the tip text for this property

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

### setRemovedPercentage

    public void setRemovedPercentage(int removedPercentage)
                              throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

  Sets the percentage of instance to be removed

  Parameters:
    `removedPercentage` - the percentage.
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException`

### getRemovedPercentage

    public int getRemovedPercentage()

  Gets the percentage of instances to be removed

  Returns:
    the percentage.

### projectionFilterTipText

    public java.lang.String projectionFilterTipText()

  Returns the tip text for this property

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

### setProjectionFilter

    public void setProjectionFilter(Filter projectionFilter)

  Sets the filter used to project the data.

  Parameters:
    `projectionFilter` - the filter.

### getProjectionFilter

    public Filter getProjectionFilter()

  Gets the filter used to project the data.

  Returns:
    the filter.

### toString

    public java.lang.String toString()

  Returns description of the Rotation Forest classifier.

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`
  Returns:
    description of the Rotation Forest 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

### buildClassifier

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

  builds the classifier.

  Overrides:
    `buildClassifier` in class `IteratedSingleClassifierEnhancer`
  Parameters:
    `data` - the training data to be used for generating the classifier.
  Throws:
    `java.lang.Exception` - if the classifier could not be built 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:
    preedicted class probability distribution
  Throws:
    `java.lang.Exception` - if distribution can't be computed successfully

### main

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

  Main method for testing this class.

  Parameters:
    `argv` - the options

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