package ml
DataFrame-based machine learning APIs to let users quickly assemble and configure practical machine learning pipelines.
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The ML pipeline API uses
DataFrame
s as ML datasets.ML attributes
The ML pipeline API uses
DataFrame
s as ML datasets. Each dataset consists of typed columns, e.g., string, double, vector, etc. However, knowing only the column type may not be sufficient to handle the data properly. For instance, a double column with values 0.0, 1.0, 2.0, ... may represent some label indices, which cannot be treated as numeric values in ML algorithms, and, for another instance, we may want to know the names and types of features stored in a vector column. ML attributes are used to provide additional information to describe columns in a dataset.ML columns
A column with ML attributes attached is called an ML column. The data in ML columns are stored as double values, i.e., an ML column is either a scalar column of double values or a vector column. Columns of other types must be encoded into ML columns using transformers. We use Attribute to describe a scalar ML column, and AttributeGroup to describe a vector ML column. ML attributes are stored in the metadata field of the column schema.
- package classification
- package clustering
- package evaluation
- package feature
The
ml.feature
package provides common feature transformers that help convert raw data or features into more suitable forms for model fitting.Feature transformers
The
ml.feature
package provides common feature transformers that help convert raw data or features into more suitable forms for model fitting. Most feature transformers are implemented as Transformers, which transform oneDataFrame
into another, e.g., HashingTF. Some feature transformers are implemented as Estimators, because the transformation requires some aggregated information of the dataset, e.g., document frequencies in IDF. For those feature transformers, callingEstimator.fit
is required to obtain the model first, e.g., IDFModel, in order to apply transformation. The transformation is usually done by appending new columns to the inputDataFrame
, so all input columns are carried over.We try to make each transformer minimal, so it becomes flexible to assemble feature transformation pipelines. Pipeline can be used to chain feature transformers, and VectorAssembler can be used to combine multiple feature transformations, for example:
import org.apache.spark.ml.feature._ import org.apache.spark.ml.Pipeline // a DataFrame with three columns: id (integer), text (string), and rating (double). val df = spark.createDataFrame(Seq( (0, "Hi I heard about Spark", 3.0), (1, "I wish Java could use case classes", 4.0), (2, "Logistic regression models are neat", 4.0) )).toDF("id", "text", "rating") // define feature transformers val tok = new RegexTokenizer() .setInputCol("text") .setOutputCol("words") val sw = new StopWordsRemover() .setInputCol("words") .setOutputCol("filtered_words") val tf = new HashingTF() .setInputCol("filtered_words") .setOutputCol("tf") .setNumFeatures(10000) val idf = new IDF() .setInputCol("tf") .setOutputCol("tf_idf") val assembler = new VectorAssembler() .setInputCols(Array("tf_idf", "rating")) .setOutputCol("features") // assemble and fit the feature transformation pipeline val pipeline = new Pipeline() .setStages(Array(tok, sw, tf, idf, assembler)) val model = pipeline.fit(df) // save transformed features with raw data model.transform(df) .select("id", "text", "rating", "features") .write.format("parquet").save("/output/path")
Some feature transformers implemented in MLlib are inspired by those implemented in scikit-learn. The major difference is that most scikit-learn feature transformers operate eagerly on the entire input dataset, while MLlib's feature transformers operate lazily on individual columns, which is more efficient and flexible to handle large and complex datasets.
- See also
- package fpm
- package image
- package linalg
- package param
- package recommendation
- package regression
- package source
- package stat
- package tree
- package tuning
- package util
Type Members
- abstract class Estimator[M <: Model[M]] extends PipelineStage
Abstract class for estimators that fit models to data.
- case class FitEnd[M <: Model[M]]() extends MLEvent with Product with Serializable
Event fired after
Estimator.fit
.Event fired after
Estimator.fit
.- Annotations
- @Evolving()
- case class FitStart[M <: Model[M]]() extends MLEvent with Product with Serializable
Event fired before
Estimator.fit
.Event fired before
Estimator.fit
.- Annotations
- @Evolving()
- case class LoadInstanceEnd[T]() extends MLEvent with Product with Serializable
Event fired after
MLReader.load
.Event fired after
MLReader.load
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- @Evolving()
- case class LoadInstanceStart[T](path: String) extends MLEvent with Product with Serializable
Event fired before
MLReader.load
.Event fired before
MLReader.load
.- Annotations
- @Evolving()
- sealed trait MLEvent extends SparkListenerEvent
Event emitted by ML operations.
Event emitted by ML operations. Events are either fired before and/or after each operation (the event should document this).
- Annotations
- @Evolving()
- Note
This is supported via Pipeline and PipelineModel.
- abstract class Model[M <: Model[M]] extends Transformer
A fitted model, i.e., a Transformer produced by an Estimator.
A fitted model, i.e., a Transformer produced by an Estimator.
- M
model type
- class Pipeline extends Estimator[PipelineModel] with MLWritable
A simple pipeline, which acts as an estimator.
A simple pipeline, which acts as an estimator. A Pipeline consists of a sequence of stages, each of which is either an Estimator or a Transformer. When
Pipeline.fit
is called, the stages are executed in order. If a stage is an Estimator, itsEstimator.fit
method will be called on the input dataset to fit a model. Then the model, which is a transformer, will be used to transform the dataset as the input to the next stage. If a stage is a Transformer, itsTransformer.transform
method will be called to produce the dataset for the next stage. The fitted model from a Pipeline is a PipelineModel, which consists of fitted models and transformers, corresponding to the pipeline stages. If there are no stages, the pipeline acts as an identity transformer.- Annotations
- @Since("1.2.0")
- class PipelineModel extends Model[PipelineModel] with MLWritable with Logging
Represents a fitted pipeline.
Represents a fitted pipeline.
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- @Since("1.2.0")
- abstract class PipelineStage extends Params with Logging
A stage in a pipeline, either an Estimator or a Transformer.
- abstract class PredictionModel[FeaturesType, M <: PredictionModel[FeaturesType, M]] extends Model[M] with PredictorParams
Abstraction for a model for prediction tasks (regression and classification).
Abstraction for a model for prediction tasks (regression and classification).
- FeaturesType
Type of features. E.g.,
VectorUDT
for vector features.- M
Specialization of PredictionModel. If you subclass this type, use this type parameter to specify the concrete type for the corresponding model.
- abstract class Predictor[FeaturesType, Learner <: Predictor[FeaturesType, Learner, M], M <: PredictionModel[FeaturesType, M]] extends Estimator[M] with PredictorParams
Abstraction for prediction problems (regression and classification).
Abstraction for prediction problems (regression and classification). It accepts all NumericType labels and will automatically cast it to DoubleType in
fit()
. If this predictor supports weights, it accepts all NumericType weights, which will be automatically casted to DoubleType infit()
.- FeaturesType
Type of features. E.g.,
VectorUDT
for vector features.- Learner
Specialization of this class. If you subclass this type, use this type parameter to specify the concrete type.
- M
Specialization of PredictionModel. If you subclass this type, use this type parameter to specify the concrete type for the corresponding model.
- case class SaveInstanceEnd(path: String) extends MLEvent with Product with Serializable
Event fired after
MLWriter.save
.Event fired after
MLWriter.save
.- Annotations
- @Evolving()
- case class SaveInstanceStart(path: String) extends MLEvent with Product with Serializable
Event fired before
MLWriter.save
.Event fired before
MLWriter.save
.- Annotations
- @Evolving()
- case class TransformEnd() extends MLEvent with Product with Serializable
Event fired after
Transformer.transform
.Event fired after
Transformer.transform
.- Annotations
- @Evolving()
- case class TransformStart() extends MLEvent with Product with Serializable
Event fired before
Transformer.transform
.Event fired before
Transformer.transform
.- Annotations
- @Evolving()
- abstract class Transformer extends PipelineStage
Abstract class for transformers that transform one dataset into another.
- abstract class UnaryTransformer[IN, OUT, T <: UnaryTransformer[IN, OUT, T]] extends Transformer with HasInputCol with HasOutputCol with Logging
Abstract class for transformers that take one input column, apply transformation, and output the result as a new column.
Value Members
- object Pipeline extends MLReadable[Pipeline] with Serializable
- Annotations
- @Since("1.6.0")
- object PipelineModel extends MLReadable[PipelineModel] with Serializable
- Annotations
- @Since("1.6.0")
- object functions
- Annotations
- @Since("3.0.0")