Example 2: Penguin dataset with torch and luz

Data preparation

As previously mentioned, innsight needs numeric input, and luz needs a torch dataset. For this reason, we create a dataset with already encoded categorical variables (for more information about the dataset defined for torch models see the torch vignette).

# Load packages
library(torch)
library(luz)


# Create torch penguin dataset
penguin_dataset <- dataset(
  name = "penguin_dataset",
  initialize = function(df) {
    df <- na.omit(df) # remove NAs

    # Get all numeric features and transform them to `torch_tensor`
    x_cont <- df[, c(
      "bill_length_mm", "bill_depth_mm", "flipper_length_mm",
      "body_mass_g", "year"
    )]
    x_cont <- torch_tensor(as.matrix(x_cont))

    # Get and encode (one-hot) categorical features and transform them to `torch_tensor`
    x_cat <- sapply(df[, c("island", "sex")], as.integer)
    x_cat <- torch_tensor(x_cat, dtype = torch_int64())
    x_cat <- torch_hstack(list(
      nnf_one_hot(x_cat[, 1]),
      nnf_one_hot(x_cat[, 2])
    ))

    # Stack and store all features together in the field 'x'
    self$x <- torch_hstack(list(x_cont, x_cat))

    # Get, transform and store the target variable (the three penguin species)
    self$y <- torch_tensor(as.integer(df$species))
  },
  .getitem = function(i) {
    list(x = self$x[i, ], y = self$y[i])
  },
  .length = function() {
    self$y$size()[[1]]
  }
)

Using the above method, we can now create a torch dataset from any subset of instances from the penguin dataset. Consequently, we can now get a training and validation dataset and build a data loader provided by the function torch::dataloader. Beforehand, however, we normalize all numerical inputs:

# Normalize inputs
scaled_penguin_ds <- penguin_data
scaled_penguin_ds[, c(3:6, 8)] <- scale(penguin_data[, c(3:6, 8)])

# Create train and validation split
idx <- sample(seq_len(nrow(penguin_data)))
train_idx <- idx[1:250]
valid_idx <- idx[251:333]

# Create train and validation datasets
train_ds <- penguin_dataset(scaled_penguin_ds[train_idx, ])
valid_ds <- penguin_dataset(scaled_penguin_ds[valid_idx, ])

# Create dataloaders
train_dl <- dataloader(train_ds, batch_size = 32, shuffle = TRUE)
valid_dl <- dataloader(valid_ds, batch_size = 32, shuffle = FALSE)

# We use the whole dataset as the test data
test_ds <- penguin_dataset(scaled_penguin_ds)

Create and train the model

The package luz requires an object of the class nn_module, which cannot be used for innsight. But a sequential model can be nested in a nn_module and extracted afterward. For this reason, we define a model that uses only the sequential network of class nn_sequential stored as a field. In the same way, you can assemble a model from several sequential models and, if necessary, apply each model individually with innsight. For example, if you want to use several data pre-processing layers before the actual model.

# Create the model
net <- nn_module(
  initialize = function(dim_in) {
    # Here, we define our sequential model
    self$seq_model <- nn_sequential(
      nn_linear(dim_in, 256),
      nn_relu(),
      nn_dropout(p = 0.4),
      nn_linear(256, 256),
      nn_relu(),
      nn_dropout(p = 0.4),
      nn_linear(256, 64),
      nn_relu(),
      nn_dropout(p = 0.4),
      nn_linear(64, 3),
      nn_softmax(dim = 2)
    )
  },

  # The forward pass should only contain the call of the sequential model
  forward = function(x) {
    self$seq_model(x)
  }
)

Now we can easily train the model with luz and extract the sequential model to be used for innsight:

# We have imbalanced classes, so we weight the output classes accordingly
weight <- length(train_ds$y) /
  (3 * torch_stack(lapply(1:3, function(i) sum(train_ds$y == i))))

# Fit the model
fitted <- net %>%
  setup(
    loss =
      function(input, target) nnf_nll_loss(log(input), target, weight = weight),
    optimizer = optim_adam,
    metrics = list(
      luz_metric_accuracy()
    )
  ) %>%
  set_hparams(dim_in = 10) %>%
  fit(train_dl, epochs = 50, valid_data = valid_dl)

# Extract the sequential model
model <- fitted$model$seq_model

# Show result
get_metrics(fitted)[c(99, 100, 199, 200), ]

Separated categorical variables

In this variant, nothing needs to be changed, because it already corresponds to the default result, i.e., you can use the method of your choice as usual:

# Data to be analyzed (in this case, we use the whole dataset)
data <- test_ds$x
# Apply method 'LRP' with rule alpha-beta
lrp_ab_1 <- run_lrp(converter_1, data, rule_name = "alpha_beta", rule_param = 2)

# the result for 333 instances, 10 inputs and all 3 outputs
dim(get_result(lrp_ab_1))

Summarized categorical variables

In this case, we need to use a few tricks to make it clear to the method object that instead of 10 inputs, there are only 7 (5 numeric and 2 categorical). On the one hand, the input dimension and the input names have to be adjusted in the passed converter object; On the other hand, the results of the categorical features have to be combined so that the field result fits the input dimensions again:

# Apply method as in the other case
lrp_ab_2 <- run_lrp(converter_2, data, rule_name = "alpha_beta", rule_param = 2)

# Adjust input dimension and input names in the method converter object
lrp_ab_2$converter$input_dim[[1]] <- 7
lrp_ab_2$converter$input_names[[1]][[1]] <-
  c(
    "bill_length", "bill_depth", "flipper_length", "body_mass", "year",
    "island", "sex"
  )

# Combine (sum) the results for feature 'island' and 'sex'
lrp_ab_2$result[[1]][[1]] <- torch_cat(list(
  lrp_ab_2$result[[1]][[1]][, 1:5, ], # results for all numeric features
  lrp_ab_2$result[[1]][[1]][, 6:8, ]$sum(2, keepdim = TRUE), # results for feature island
  lrp_ab_2$result[[1]][[1]][, 9:10, ]$sum(2, keepdim = TRUE) # results for feature sex
),
dim = 2
)

# Now we have the desired output shape with combined categorical features
dim(get_result(lrp_ab_2))
#> [1] 333  7  3

📝 Note
Even if the input names can be passed to the converter in other ways, they will be stored internally as a list (input layer) of lists (for each dimension). Since, in this case, we have only one input layer and only one feature dimension, it is sufficient to modify only lrp_ab_2$converter$input_names[[1]][[1]]. In the same way, regardless of the model’s architecture, the result is stored as a list (output layer) of lists (input layer), which is why in our case two lists are indexed by 1 before the results are modified.

Plot individual results

The function plot() is implemented for each of the available methods. You can select your desired data points and output nodes/classes with the data_idx and output_idx arguments, respectively. To switch between a ggplot2 and plotly based plot, you can use the logical as_plotly argument, but this requires a successful installation of the suggested plotly package.

Now we plot the results for the first instance and the classes Adelie and Gentoo (output indices 1 and 3), but once with separated and once with merged categorical variables:

library(ggplot2)
# Separated categorical features
plot(lrp_ab_1, output_idx = c(1, 3)) +
  coord_flip()
# Combined categorical features
plot(lrp_ab_2, output_idx = c(1, 3)) +
  coord_flip()

Interpretation

In this case, we analyze the first data point of the test data test_ds, which is also the first instance in the penguin dataset penguin_data. Unnormalized, it looks like this:

This is an Adelie penguin, and it exactly shows what we thought at the beginning of this example: The key feature that argues for the class Adelie is the bill length (bill_length_mm). As you can see in the figures above, it has by far the highest positive relevance for the class Adelie and a very high negative relevance for the class Gentoo. In other words, the comparatively short bill length strongly argues for the class Adelie and, on the other hand, prevents the instance from being the species Gentoo.

Of course, you can also investigate the other features more deeply, such as the island (island) on which the penguin was spotted. The Gentoo penguins were only sighted on Biscoe Island and Chinstrap penguins only on Dream, whereas the Adelie penguins were equally sighted on all three islands. For this reason, it makes sense that for our example penguin sighted on Torgersen Island, a positive relevance for the species Adelie and a negative relevance for Gentoo resulted.

Plot summarized results

The function plot_global() is implemented for each of the available local methods. Since we are dealing with tabular data in this case, the method boxplot() can alternatively be used instead of plot_global(). You can select your desired data points (default is 'all') and output nodes/classes with the data_idx and output_idx arguments, respectively. To switch between a ggplot2 and plotly based plot, you can use the logical as_plotly argument, but this requires a successful installation of the suggested plotly package. In addition, you can use ref_data_idx to select a single data point that will be visualized in red as a reference value, and preprocess_FUN to select a function that will be applied to all relevances in advance (e.g., the absolute value).

library(ggplot2)

boxplot(lrp_ab_2,
  output_idx = c(1, 3), preprocess_FUN = identity,
  ref_data_idx = 1
) +
  coord_flip() +
  facet_grid(rows = vars(output_node))

Interpretation

This global result also reflects the ideas from the introduction: The feature bill_length seems to have a very strong positive influence on the species Adelie and a negative one on the class Gentoo. On the other hand, the variables of the penguin’s body weight (body_mass), flipper length (flipper_length) and bill depth (bill_depth) have mostly a positive relevance on the class Gentoo.