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*/
/*
* J48.java
* Copyright (C) 1999 Eibe Frank
*
*/
package weka.classifiers.trees.j48;
import java.util.*;
import weka.core.*;
import weka.classifiers.*;
/**
* Class for generating an unpruned or a pruned C4.5 decision tree.
* For more information, see<p>
*
* Ross Quinlan (1993). <i>C4.5: Programs for Machine Learning</i>,
* Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, San Mateo, CA. </p>
*
* Valid options are: <p>
*
* -U <br>
* Use unpruned tree.<p>
*
* -C confidence <br>
* Set confidence threshold for pruning. (Default: 0.25) <p>
*
* -M number <br>
* Set minimum number of instances per leaf. (Default: 2) <p>
*
* -R <br>
* Use reduced error pruning. No subtree raising is performed. <p>
*
* -N number <br>
* Set number of folds for reduced error pruning. One fold is
* used as the pruning set. (Default: 3) <p>
*
* -B <br>
* Use binary splits for nominal attributes. <p>
*
* -S <br>
* Don't perform subtree raising. <p>
*
* -L <br>
* Do not clean up after the tree has been built. <p>
*
* -A <br>
* If set, Laplace smoothing is used for predicted probabilites. <p>
*
*
* @author Eibe Frank (eibe@cs.waikato.ac.nz)
* @version $Revision: 1.1.1.1 $
*/
public class J48 extends DistributionClassifier implements OptionHandler,
Drawable, Matchable, Sourcable, WeightedInstancesHandler, Summarizable,
AdditionalMeasureProducer {
// To maintain the same version number after adding m_ClassAttribute
static final long serialVersionUID = -217733168393644444L;
/** The decision tree */
private ClassifierTree m_root;
/** Unpruned tree? */
private boolean m_unpruned = false;
/** Confidence level */
private float m_CF = 0.25f;
/** Minimum number of instances */
private int m_minNumObj = 2;
/** Determines whether probabilities are smoothed using
Laplace correction when predictions are generated */
private boolean m_useLaplace = false;
/** Use reduced error pruning? */
private boolean m_reducedErrorPruning = false;
/** Number of folds for reduced error pruning. */
private int m_numFolds = 3;
/** Binary splits on nominal attributes? */
private boolean m_binarySplits = false;
/** Subtree raising to be performed? */
private boolean m_subtreeRaising = true;
/** Cleanup after the tree has been built. */
boolean m_noCleanup = false;
/**
* Generates the classifier.
*
* @exception Exception if classifier can't be built successfully
*/
public void buildClassifier(Instances instances)
throws Exception {
ModelSelection modSelection;
if (m_binarySplits)
modSelection = new BinC45ModelSelection(m_minNumObj, instances);
else
modSelection = new C45ModelSelection(m_minNumObj, instances);
if (!m_reducedErrorPruning)
m_root = new C45PruneableClassifierTree(modSelection, !m_unpruned, m_CF,
m_subtreeRaising, !m_noCleanup);
else
m_root = new PruneableClassifierTree(modSelection, !m_unpruned, m_numFolds,
!m_noCleanup);
m_root.buildClassifier(instances);
if (m_binarySplits) {
((BinC45ModelSelection)modSelection).cleanup();
} else {
((C45ModelSelection)modSelection).cleanup();
}
}
/**
* Classifies an instance.
*
* @exception Exception if instance can't be classified successfully
*/
public double classifyInstance(Instance instance) throws Exception {
return m_root.classifyInstance(instance);
}
/**
* Returns class probabilities for an instance.
*
* @exception Exception if distribution can't be computed successfully
*/
public final double [] distributionForInstance(Instance instance)
throws Exception {
return m_root.distributionForInstance(instance, m_useLaplace);
}
/**
* Returns graph describing the tree.
*
* @exception Exception if graph can't be computed
*/
public String graph() throws Exception {
return m_root.graph();
}
/**
* Returns tree in prefix order.
*
* @exception Exception if something goes wrong
*/
public String prefix() throws Exception {
return m_root.prefix();
}
/**
* Returns tree as an if-then statement.
*
* @return the tree as a Java if-then type statement
* @exception Exception if something goes wrong
*/
public String toSource(String className) throws Exception {
StringBuffer [] source = m_root.toSource(className);
return
"class " + className + " {\n\n"
+" public static double classify(Object [] i)\n"
+" throws Exception {\n\n"
+" double p = Double.NaN;\n"
+ source[0] // Assignment code
+" return p;\n"
+" }\n"
+ source[1] // Support code
+"}\n";
}
/**
* Returns an enumeration describing the available options.
*
* Valid options are: <p>
*
* -U <br>
* Use unpruned tree.<p>
*
* -C confidence <br>
* Set confidence threshold for pruning. (Default: 0.25) <p>
*
* -M number <br>
* Set minimum number of instances per leaf. (Default: 2) <p>
*
* -R <br>
* Use reduced error pruning. No subtree raising is performed. <p>
*
* -N number <br>
* Set number of folds for reduced error pruning. One fold is
* used as the pruning set. (Default: 3) <p>
*
* -B <br>
* Use binary splits for nominal attributes. <p>
*
* -S <br>
* Don't perform subtree raising. <p>
*
* -L <br>
* Do not clean up after the tree has been built.
*
* -A <br>
* If set, Laplace smoothing is used for predicted probabilites. <p>
*
* @return an enumeration of all the available options.
*/
public Enumeration listOptions() {
Vector newVector = new Vector(9);
newVector.
addElement(new Option("\tUse unpruned tree.",
"U", 0, "-U"));
newVector.
addElement(new Option("\tSet confidence threshold for pruning.\n" +
"\t(default 0.25)",
"C", 1, "-C <pruning confidence>"));
newVector.
addElement(new Option("\tSet minimum number of instances per leaf.\n" +
"\t(default 2)",
"M", 1, "-M <minimum number of instances>"));
newVector.
addElement(new Option("\tUse reduced error pruning.",
"R", 0, "-R"));
newVector.
addElement(new Option("\tSet number of folds for reduced error\n" +
"\tpruning. One fold is used as pruning set.\n" +
"\t(default 3)",
"N", 1, "-N <number of folds>"));
newVector.
addElement(new Option("\tUse binary splits only.",
"B", 0, "-B"));
newVector.
addElement(new Option("\tDon't perform subtree raising.",
"S", 0, "-S"));
newVector.
addElement(new Option("\tDo not clean up after the tree has been built.",
"L", 0, "-L"));
newVector.
addElement(new Option("\tLaplace smoothing for predicted probabilities.",
"A", 0, "-A"));
return newVector.elements();
}
/**
* Parses a given list of options.
*
* @param options the list of options as an array of strings
* @exception Exception if an option is not supported
*/
public void setOptions(String[] options) throws Exception {
// Other options
String minNumString = Utils.getOption('M', options);
if (minNumString.length() != 0) {
m_minNumObj = Integer.parseInt(minNumString);
} else {
m_minNumObj = 2;
}
m_binarySplits = Utils.getFlag('B', options);
m_useLaplace = Utils.getFlag('A', options);
// Pruning options
m_unpruned = Utils.getFlag('U', options);
m_subtreeRaising = !Utils.getFlag('S', options);
m_noCleanup = Utils.getFlag('L', options);
if ((m_unpruned) && (!m_subtreeRaising)) {
throw new Exception("Subtree raising doesn't need to be unset for unpruned tree!");
}
m_reducedErrorPruning = Utils.getFlag('R', options);
if ((m_unpruned) && (m_reducedErrorPruning)) {
throw new Exception("Unpruned tree and reduced error pruning can't be selected " +
"simultaneously!");
}
String confidenceString = Utils.getOption('C', options);
if (confidenceString.length() != 0) {
if (m_reducedErrorPruning) {
throw new Exception("Setting the confidence doesn't make sense " +
"for reduced error pruning.");
} else if (m_unpruned) {
throw new Exception("Doesn't make sense to change confidence for unpruned "
+"tree!");
} else {
m_CF = (new Float(confidenceString)).floatValue();
if ((m_CF <= 0) || (m_CF >= 1)) {
throw new Exception("Confidence has to be greater than zero and smaller " +
"than one!");
}
}
} else {
m_CF = 0.25f;
}
String numFoldsString = Utils.getOption('N', options);
if (numFoldsString.length() != 0) {
if (!m_reducedErrorPruning) {
throw new Exception("Setting the number of folds" +
" doesn't make sense if" +
" reduced error pruning is not selected.");
} else {
m_numFolds = Integer.parseInt(numFoldsString);
}
} else {
m_numFolds = 3;
}
}
/**
* Gets the current settings of the Classifier.
*
* @return an array of strings suitable for passing to setOptions
*/
public String [] getOptions() {
String [] options = new String [10];
int current = 0;
if (m_noCleanup) {
options[current++] = "-L";
}
if (m_unpruned) {
options[current++] = "-U";
} else {
if (!m_subtreeRaising) {
options[current++] = "-S";
}
if (m_reducedErrorPruning) {
options[current++] = "-R";
options[current++] = "-N"; options[current++] = "" + m_numFolds;
} else {
options[current++] = "-C"; options[current++] = "" + m_CF;
}
}
if (m_binarySplits) {
options[current++] = "-B";
}
options[current++] = "-M"; options[current++] = "" + m_minNumObj;
if (m_useLaplace) {
options[current++] = "-A";
}
while (current < options.length) {
options[current++] = "";
}
return options;
}
/**
* Get the value of useLaplace.
*
* @return Value of useLaplace.
*/
public boolean getUseLaplace() {
return m_useLaplace;
}
/**
* Set the value of useLaplace.
*
* @param newuseLaplace Value to assign to useLaplace.
*/
public void setUseLaplace(boolean newuseLaplace) {
m_useLaplace = newuseLaplace;
}
/**
* Returns a description of the classifier.
*/
public String toString() {
if (m_root == null) {
return "No classifier built";
}
if (m_unpruned)
return "J48 unpruned tree\n------------------\n" + m_root.toString();
else
return "J48 pruned tree\n------------------\n" + m_root.toString();
}
/**
* Returns a superconcise version of the model
*/
public String toSummaryString() {
return "Number of leaves: " + m_root.numLeaves() + "\n"
+ "Size of the tree: " + m_root.numNodes() + "\n";
}
/**
* Returns the size of the tree
* @return the size of the tree
*/
public double measureTreeSize() {
return m_root.numNodes();
}
/**
* Returns the number of leaves
* @return the number of leaves
*/
public double measureNumLeaves() {
return m_root.numLeaves();
}
/**
* Returns the number of rules (same as number of leaves)
* @return the number of rules
*/
public double measureNumRules() {
return m_root.numLeaves();
}
/**
* Returns an enumeration of the additional measure names
* @return an enumeration of the measure names
*/
public Enumeration enumerateMeasures() {
Vector newVector = new Vector(3);
newVector.addElement("measureTreeSize");
newVector.addElement("measureNumLeaves");
newVector.addElement("measureNumRules");
return newVector.elements();
}
/**
* Returns the value of the named measure
* @param measureName the name of the measure to query for its value
* @return the value of the named measure
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the named measure is not supported
*/
public double getMeasure(String additionalMeasureName) {
if (additionalMeasureName.compareTo("measureNumRules") == 0) {
return measureNumRules();
} else if (additionalMeasureName.compareTo("measureTreeSize") == 0) {
return measureTreeSize();
} else if (additionalMeasureName.compareTo("measureNumLeaves") == 0) {
return measureNumLeaves();
} else {
throw new IllegalArgumentException(additionalMeasureName
+ " not supported (j48)");
}
}
/**
* Get the value of unpruned.
*
* @return Value of unpruned.
*/
public boolean getUnpruned() {
return m_unpruned;
}
/**
* Set the value of unpruned. Turns reduced-error pruning
* off if set.
* @param v Value to assign to unpruned.
*/
public void setUnpruned(boolean v) {
if (v) {
m_reducedErrorPruning = false;
}
m_unpruned = v;
}
/**
* Get the value of CF.
*
* @return Value of CF.
*/
public float getConfidenceFactor() {
return m_CF;
}
/**
* Set the value of CF.
*
* @param v Value to assign to CF.
*/
public void setConfidenceFactor(float v) {
m_CF = v;
}
/**
* Get the value of minNumObj.
*
* @return Value of minNumObj.
*/
public int getMinNumObj() {
return m_minNumObj;
}
/**
* Set the value of minNumObj.
*
* @param v Value to assign to minNumObj.
*/
public void setMinNumObj(int v) {
m_minNumObj = v;
}
/**
* Get the value of reducedErrorPruning.
*
* @return Value of reducedErrorPruning.
*/
public boolean getReducedErrorPruning() {
return m_reducedErrorPruning;
}
/**
* Set the value of reducedErrorPruning. Turns
* unpruned trees off if set.
*
* @param v Value to assign to reducedErrorPruning.
*/
public void setReducedErrorPruning(boolean v) {
if (v) {
m_unpruned = false;
}
m_reducedErrorPruning = v;
}
/**
* Get the value of numFolds.
*
* @return Value of numFolds.
*/
public int getNumFolds() {
return m_numFolds;
}
/**
* Set the value of numFolds.
*
* @param v Value to assign to numFolds.
*/
public void setNumFolds(int v) {
m_numFolds = v;
}
/**
* Get the value of binarySplits.
*
* @return Value of binarySplits.
*/
public boolean getBinarySplits() {
return m_binarySplits;
}
/**
* Set the value of binarySplits.
*
* @param v Value to assign to binarySplits.
*/
public void setBinarySplits(boolean v) {
m_binarySplits = v;
}
/**
* Get the value of subtreeRaising.
*
* @return Value of subtreeRaising.
*/
public boolean getSubtreeRaising() {
return m_subtreeRaising;
}
/**
* Set the value of subtreeRaising.
*
* @param v Value to assign to subtreeRaising.
*/
public void setSubtreeRaising(boolean v) {
m_subtreeRaising = v;
}
/**
* Check whether instance data is to be saved.
*
* @return true if instance data is saved
*/
public boolean getSaveInstanceData() {
return m_noCleanup;
}
/**
* Set whether instance data is to be saved.
* @param v true if instance data is to be saved
*/
public void setSaveInstanceData(boolean v) {
m_noCleanup = v;
}
/**
* Main method for testing this class
*
* @param String options
*/
public static void main(String [] argv){
try {
System.out.println(Evaluation.evaluateModel(new J48(), argv));
} catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println(e.getMessage());
}
}
}