How can I change weights of inputs in Fitcecoc for every binary classifiers?

Dear madam/ sir

I want to create a multiclass classifcation by fitcecoc function from the templates like templateTree. As you know for a k class problem fitcecoc create k binary classifiers. I am trying to give weights value to every inputs in this function. My problem is I want that for a specific input in every one of these binary classifiers this value have different weight. I use the following code:

load fisheriris

weights = [1:150;151:300;301:450]';

t = templateTree('Surrogate','on','Weights',weights);

te = templateEnsemble('GentleBoost',100,t);

Mdl = fitcecoc(meas,species,'Learners',t,'coding','binarycomplete');

the program doesn't show any error and run successfully but I am trying to acess the weight a every inputs in every binarylearners ((( Mdl.BinaryLearners{1, 1} )))

but I don't detect the weights of and specific data in this binary classifiers.

1- I want to know if it is possible to access these weights?(I dont mean the vector W in fitcecoc)

2- My code runs without problem I want to even if I can't access the weight does the program change the weights of input data as I want or not?

Thank you

Answer 1

[Aditya Patil]

In this case, the binary learners are Trees, specifically CompactClassificationTree. A tree does not have weights. Instead, it has splits at each node. In case of continuous inputs, these split criteria can be accessed using the CutPoint property. See the following example,

load fisheriris 
weights = [1:150;151:300;301:450]'; 
t = templateTree('Surrogate','on','Weights',weights); 
Mdl = fitcecoc(meas,species,'Learners',t,'coding','binarycomplete'); 
learners = Mdl.BinaryLearners; 
firstlearner = learners{1}; 
firstlearner.CutPoint 
firstlearner.CutPredictor 

The CutPoint property is read only, and hence it cannot be modified.