hgboost 1.1.7
hgboost is a python package for hyperparameter optimization for xgboost, catboost and lightboost for both classification and regression tasks.
Requires Python: >=3
Keywords: Python, machine learning, hyperparameter optimization, catboost, xgboost, lightgbm, grid search, cross-validation, classification, regression, boosting, automated machine learning, model selection, ensemble methods

# hgboost - Hyperoptimized Gradient Boosting

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``hgboost`` is short for **Hyperoptimized Gradient Boosting** and is a python package for hyperparameter optimization for *xgboost*, *catboost* and *lightboost* using cross-validation, and evaluating the results on an independent validation set.
``hgboost`` can be applied for classification and regression tasks.

``hgboost`` is fun because:

    * 1. Hyperoptimization of the Parameter-space using bayesian approach.
    * 2. Determines the best scoring model(s) using k-fold cross validation.
    * 3. Evaluates best model on independent evaluation set.
    * 4. Fit model on entire input-data using the best model.
    * 5. Works for classification and regression
    * 6. Creating a super-hyperoptimized model by an ensemble of all individual optimized models.
    * 7. Return model, space and test/evaluation results.
    * 8. Makes insightful plots.

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### Blogs

Medium Blog 1: 
[The Best Boosting Model using Bayesian Hyperparameter Tuning but without Overfitting.](https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/pages/html/Documentation.html#medium-blog)

Medium Blog 2: 
[Create Explainable Gradient Boosting Classification models using Bayesian Hyperparameter Optimization.](https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/pages/html/Documentation.html#medium-blog)

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### [Documentation pages](https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/)

On the [documentation pages](https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/) you can find detailed information about the working of the ``hgboost`` with many examples. 

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## Colab Notebooks

* <a href="https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/pages/html/Documentation.html#colab-regression-notebook"> <img src="https://colab.research.google.com/assets/colab-badge.svg" alt="Open regression example In Colab"/> </a> Regression example 

* <a href="https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/pages/html/Documentation.html#colab-classification-notebook"> <img src="https://colab.research.google.com/assets/colab-badge.svg" alt="Open classification example In Colab"/> </a> Classification example 

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### Schematic overview of hgboost

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  <img src="https://github.com/erdogant/hgboost/blob/master/docs/figs/schematic_overview.png" width="600" />
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### Installation Environment

```python
conda create -n env_hgboost python=3.8
conda activate env_hgboost
```

### Install from pypi

```bash
pip install hgboost
pip install -U hgboost # Force update

```

#### Import hgboost package
```python
import hgboost as hgboost
```

#### Examples

* [Example: Fit catboost by hyperoptimization and cross-validation](https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/pages/html/Examples.html#catboost)

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* [Example: Fit lightboost by hyperoptimization and cross-validation](https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/pages/html/Examples.html#lightboost)

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* [Example: Fit xgboost by hyperoptimization and cross-validation](https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/pages/html/Examples.html#xgboost-two-class)

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* [Example: Plot searched parameter space](https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/pages/html/Examples.html#plot-params)

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  <img src="https://github.com/erdogant/hgboost/blob/master/docs/figs/plot_params_clf_1.png" width="400" />
  <img src="https://github.com/erdogant/hgboost/blob/master/docs/figs/plot_params_clf_2.png" width="400" />
  </a>
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* [Example: plot summary](https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/pages/html/Examples.html#plot-summary)

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  <img src="https://github.com/erdogant/hgboost/blob/master/docs/figs/plot_clf.png" width="600" />
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* [Example: Tree plot](https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/pages/html/Examples.html#treeplot)

<p align="left">
  <img src="https://github.com/erdogant/hgboost/blob/master/docs/figs/treeplot_clf_1.png" width="400" />
  <img src="https://github.com/erdogant/hgboost/blob/master/docs/figs/treeplot_clf_2.png" width="400" />
  </a>
</p>


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* [Example: Plot the validation results](https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/pages/html/Examples.html#plot-validation)

<p align="left">
  <img src="https://github.com/erdogant/hgboost/blob/master/docs/figs/plot_validation_clf_1.png" width="600" />
  <img src="https://github.com/erdogant/hgboost/blob/master/docs/figs/plot_validation_clf_2.png" width="400" />
  <img src="https://github.com/erdogant/hgboost/blob/master/docs/figs/plot_validation_clf_3.png" width="600" />
</p>

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* [Example: Plot the cross-validation results](https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/pages/html/Examples.html#plot-cv)

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  <img src="https://github.com/erdogant/hgboost/blob/master/docs/figs/plot_cv_clf.png" width="600" />
</p>


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* [Example: use the learned model to make new predictions](https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/pages/html/hgboost.hgboost.html?highlight=predict#hgboost.hgboost.hgboost.predict)

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* [Example: Create ensemble model for Classification](https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/pages/html/Examples.html#ensemble-classification)

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* [Example: Create ensemble model for Regression](https://erdogant.github.io/hgboost/pages/html/Examples.html#ensemble-regression)

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#### Classification example for xgboost, catboost and lightboost:
```python

# Load library
from hgboost import hgboost

# Initialization
hgb = hgboost(max_eval=10, threshold=0.5, cv=5, test_size=0.2, val_size=0.2, top_cv_evals=10, random_state=42)

# Fit xgboost by hyperoptimization and cross-validation
results = hgb.xgboost(X, y, pos_label='survived')

# [hgboost] >Start hgboost classification..
# [hgboost] >Collecting xgb_clf parameters.
# [hgboost] >Number of variables in search space is [11], loss function: [auc].
# [hgboost] >method: xgb_clf
# [hgboost] >eval_metric: auc
# [hgboost] >greater_is_better: True
# [hgboost] >pos_label: True
# [hgboost] >Total dataset: (891, 204) 
# [hgboost] >Hyperparameter optimization..
#  100% |----| 500/500 [04:39<05:21,  1.33s/trial, best loss: -0.8800619834710744]
# [hgboost] >Best performing [xgb_clf] model: auc=0.881198
# [hgboost] >5-fold cross validation for the top 10 scoring models, Total nr. tests: 50
# 100%|██████████| 10/10 [00:42<00:00,  4.27s/it]
# [hgboost] >Evalute best [xgb_clf] model on independent validation dataset (179 samples, 20.00%).
# [hgboost] >[auc] on independent validation dataset: -0.832
# [hgboost] >Retrain [xgb_clf] on the entire dataset with the optimal parameters settings.
```


```python

# Plot the ensemble classification validation results
hgb.plot_validation()

```

<p align="center">
  <img src="https://github.com/erdogant/hgboost/blob/master/docs/figs/plot_ensemble_clf_1.png" width="600" />
</p>

<p align="center">
  <img src="https://github.com/erdogant/hgboost/blob/master/docs/figs/plot_ensemble_clf_2.png" width="400" />
  <img src="https://github.com/erdogant/hgboost/blob/master/docs/figs/plot_ensemble_clf_3.png" width="400" />
</p>

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**References**

    * http://hyperopt.github.io/hyperopt/
    * https://github.com/dmlc/xgboost
    * https://github.com/microsoft/LightGBM
    * https://github.com/catboost/catboost
    
**Maintainers**
* Erdogan Taskesen, github: [erdogant](https://github.com/erdogant)

**Contribute**
* Contributions are welcome.

**Licence**
See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.

**Coffee**
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