tests/testthat/test_regularization.R

library(ranger)
library(survival)
context("ranger_regularization")

n <- 50
p <- 4
dat_reg <- data.frame(y = rnorm(n), x = replicate(p, runif(n)))
dat_class <- data.frame(y = factor(rbinom(n, 1, .5)), x = replicate(p, runif(n)))
dat_surv <- data.frame(time = runif(n), status = rbinom(n, 1, .5), x = replicate(p, runif(n)))

get_num_splitvars <- function(rf) {
  all_splitvars <- do.call(c, lapply(1:rf$num.trees, function(t) {
    treeInfo(rf, t)[, "splitvarID"]
  }))
  length(unique(all_splitvars[!is.na(all_splitvars)]))
}

test_that("same results with 1 and p regularization coefficients, regression", {
  seed <- runif(1 , 0, .Machine$integer.max)
  set.seed(seed)
  rf1 <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_reg, num.trees = 5, num.threads = 1, 
                regularization.factor = .1)
  set.seed(seed)
  rf2 <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_reg, num.trees = 5, num.threads = 1, 
                regularization.factor = rep(.1, p))
  expect_equal(rf1$prediction.error, rf2$prediction.error)
})

test_that("same results with 1 and p regularization coefficients, classification", {
  seed <- runif(1 , 0, .Machine$integer.max)
  set.seed(seed)
  rf1 <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_class, num.trees = 5, num.threads = 1, 
                regularization.factor = .1)
  set.seed(seed)
  rf2 <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_class, num.trees = 5, num.threads = 1, 
                regularization.factor = rep(.1, p))
  expect_equal(rf1$prediction.error, rf2$prediction.error)
})

test_that("Error if maxstat splitrule and regularization", {
  expect_error(ranger(y ~ ., dat_reg, num.trees = 5, splitrule = "maxstat", num.threads = 1, 
                      regularization.factor = .0001, regularization.usedepth = TRUE), 
               "Error: Regularization cannot be used with 'maxstat' splitrule\\.")
})

# Regression
test_that("Fewer variables used with regularization, regression", {
  rf_noreg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_reg, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4)
  rf_reg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_reg, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, num.threads = 1, 
                  regularization.factor = .0001, regularization.usedepth = TRUE)
  expect_lt(get_num_splitvars(rf_reg), 
            get_num_splitvars(rf_noreg))
})

test_that("Fewer variables used with regularization, regression extratrees", {
  rf_noreg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_reg, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, splitrule = "extratrees")
  rf_reg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_reg, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, splitrule = "extratrees", num.threads = 1, 
                   regularization.factor = .0001, regularization.usedepth = TRUE)
  expect_lt(get_num_splitvars(rf_reg), 
            get_num_splitvars(rf_noreg))
})

test_that("Fewer variables used with regularization, regression beta", {
  dat <- data.frame(y = rbinom(n, 1, .5), x = replicate(p, runif(n)))
  rf_noreg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, splitrule = "beta")
  rf_reg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, splitrule = "beta", num.threads = 1, 
                   regularization.factor = .0001, regularization.usedepth = TRUE)
  expect_lt(get_num_splitvars(rf_reg), 
            get_num_splitvars(rf_noreg))
})

# Classification
test_that("Fewer variables used with regularization, classification", {
  rf_noreg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_class, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4)
  rf_reg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_class, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, num.threads = 1, 
                   regularization.factor = .0001, regularization.usedepth = TRUE)
  expect_lt(get_num_splitvars(rf_reg), 
            get_num_splitvars(rf_noreg))
})

test_that("Fewer variables used with regularization, classification extratrees", {
  rf_noreg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_class, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, splitrule = "extratrees")
  rf_reg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_class, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, splitrule = "extratrees", num.threads = 1, 
                   regularization.factor = .0001, regularization.usedepth = TRUE)
  expect_lt(get_num_splitvars(rf_reg), 
            get_num_splitvars(rf_noreg))
})

test_that("Fewer variables used with regularization, classification hellinger", {
  rf_noreg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_class, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, splitrule = "hellinger")
  rf_reg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_class, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, splitrule = "hellinger", num.threads = 1, 
                   regularization.factor = .0001, regularization.usedepth = TRUE)
  expect_lt(get_num_splitvars(rf_reg), 
            get_num_splitvars(rf_noreg))
})

# Probability
test_that("Fewer variables used with regularization, probability", {
  rf_noreg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_class, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, probability = TRUE)
  rf_reg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_class, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, probability = TRUE, num.threads = 1, 
                   regularization.factor = .0001, regularization.usedepth = TRUE)
  expect_lt(get_num_splitvars(rf_reg), 
            get_num_splitvars(rf_noreg))
})

test_that("Fewer variables used with regularization, probability extratrees", {
  rf_noreg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_class, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, probability = TRUE, splitrule = "extratrees")
  rf_reg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_class, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, probability = TRUE, splitrule = "extratrees", num.threads = 1, 
                   regularization.factor = .0001, regularization.usedepth = TRUE)
  expect_lt(get_num_splitvars(rf_reg), 
            get_num_splitvars(rf_noreg))
})

test_that("Fewer variables used with regularization, probability hellinger", {
  rf_noreg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_class, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, probability = TRUE, splitrule = "hellinger")
  rf_reg <- ranger(y ~ ., dat_class, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, probability = TRUE, splitrule = "hellinger", num.threads = 1, 
                   regularization.factor = .0001, regularization.usedepth = TRUE)
  expect_lt(get_num_splitvars(rf_reg), 
            get_num_splitvars(rf_noreg))
})

# Survival
test_that("Fewer variables used with regularization, survival", {
  rf_noreg <- ranger(Surv(time, status) ~ ., dat_surv, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4)
  rf_reg <- ranger(Surv(time, status) ~ ., dat_surv, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, num.threads = 1, 
                   regularization.factor = .0001, regularization.usedepth = TRUE)
  expect_lt(get_num_splitvars(rf_reg), 
            get_num_splitvars(rf_noreg))
})

test_that("Fewer variables used with regularization, survival extratrees", {
  rf_noreg <- ranger(Surv(time, status) ~ ., dat_surv, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, splitrule = "extratrees")
  rf_reg <- ranger(Surv(time, status) ~ ., dat_surv, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, splitrule = "extratrees", num.threads = 1, 
                   regularization.factor = .0001, regularization.usedepth = TRUE)
  expect_lt(get_num_splitvars(rf_reg), 
            get_num_splitvars(rf_noreg))
})

test_that("Fewer variables used with regularization, survival C", {
  rf_noreg <- ranger(Surv(time, status) ~ ., dat_surv, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, splitrule = "C")
  rf_reg <- ranger(Surv(time, status) ~ ., dat_surv, num.trees = 5, min.node.size = 10, mtry = 4, splitrule = "C", num.threads = 1, 
                   regularization.factor = .0001, regularization.usedepth = TRUE)
  expect_lt(get_num_splitvars(rf_reg), 
            get_num_splitvars(rf_noreg))
})

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ranger documentation built on Nov. 13, 2023, 1:09 a.m.