"Update August, 2015: the toolbox can now implement the IIS algorithm for classification problem. The MATLAB_ExtraTrees toolbox has been accordingly updated as well".
The MATLAB_IterativeInputSelection toolbox is a MatLab implementation of the Iterative Input Selection (IIS) algorithm proposed by Galelli and Castelletti (2013a). The underlying regression method adopted by the IIS algorithm is an ensemble of Extra-Trees (Geurts et al., 2006; Galelli and Castelletti, 2013b). The user is referred to the original publication for details regarding the IIS algorithm.
The MATLAB_IterativeInputSelection toolbox requires the MATLAB_ExtraTrees toolbox, which can be found at https://github.com/rtaormina/MATLAB_ExtraTrees.
!!!!! ATTENTION !!!!! A FASTER VERSION OF THE IIS ALGORITHM THAT EMPLOYS Extra-Trees WRITTEN IN C IS NOW AVAILABLE AT https://github.com/stefano-galelli/MATLAB_IterativeInputSelection_with_Rtree-c.
Contents of MATLAB_IterativeInputSelection :
script_example.m: show how to use the available functions on a sample dataset (Friedman_dataset.txt).crossvalidation_extra_tree_ensemble.m: run a k-fold cross-validation for an ensemble of Extra-Trees.input_ranking.m: rank the input variables.iterative_input_selection.m: run the IIS algorithm.visualize_inputSel.m: visualize the results obtained with multiple runs of the IIS algorithm.shuffle_data.m: shuffle the observations of the sample dataset.Rt2_fit.m: compute the coefficient of determination R2.Friedman_dataset.txt: sample dataset, with 10 candidate inputs (first 10 columns) and 1 output (last column). The observations, arranged by rows, are 250.
Based on work from the following papers:
- Galelli, S., and A. Castelletti (2013a), Tree-based iterative input variable selection for hydrological modeling, Water Resour. Res., 49(7), 4295-4310 (Link to Paper).
- Galelli, S., and A. Castelletti (2013b), Assessing the predictive capability of randomized tree-based ensembles in streamflow modelling, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 17, 2669-2684 (Link to Paper).
- Geurts, P., D. Ernst, and L. Wehenkel (2006), Extremely randomized trees, Mach. Learn., 63(1), 3-42 (Link to Paper).
Acknowledgements: to Dr. Matteo Giuliani (Politecnico di Milano) and Riccardo Taormina (Hong Kong Polytechnic University).
Copyright 2015 Ahmad Alsahaf Research fellow, Politecnico di Milano ahmadalsahaf@gmail.com
Copyright 2014 Stefano Galelli, Assistant Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design, E-mail: stefano_galelli@sutd.edu.sg (Link to Homepage).
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