metric_tweak: Tweak a metric function

In yardstick: Tidy Characterizations of Model Performance

Tweak a metric function

Description

metric_tweak() allows you to tweak an existing metric .fn, giving it a new .name and setting new optional argument defaults through .... It is similar to purrr::partial(), but is designed specifically for yardstick metrics.

metric_tweak() is especially useful when constructing a metric_set() for tuning with the tune package. After the metric set has been constructed, there is no way to adjust the value of any optional arguments (such as beta in f_meas()). Using metric_tweak(), you can set optional arguments to custom values ahead of time, before they go into the metric set.

Usage

metric_tweak(.name, .fn, ...)

Arguments

.name	A single string giving the name of the new metric. This will be used in the ".metric" column of the output.
.fn	An existing yardstick metric function to tweak.
...	Name-value pairs specifying which optional arguments to override and the values to replace them with. Arguments data, truth, and estimate are considered protected, and cannot be overridden, but all other optional arguments can be altered.

Details

The function returned from metric_tweak() only takes ... as arguments, which are passed through to the original .fn. Passing data, truth, and estimate through by position should generally be safe, but it is recommended to pass any other optional arguments through by name to ensure that they are evaluated correctly.

Value

A tweaked version of .fn, updated to use new defaults supplied in ....

Examples

mase12 <- metric_tweak("mase12", mase, m = 12)

# Defaults to `m = 1`
mase(solubility_test, solubility, prediction)

# Updated to use `m = 12`. `mase12()` has this set already.
mase(solubility_test, solubility, prediction, m = 12)
mase12(solubility_test, solubility, prediction)

# This is most useful to set optional argument values ahead of time when
# using a metric set
mase10 <- metric_tweak("mase10", mase, m = 10)
metrics <- metric_set(mase, mase10, mase12)
metrics(solubility_test, solubility, prediction)

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