We now review k-fold cross-validation.
(a) Explain how k-fold cross-validation is implemented.
The k-fold cross validation is implemented by taking the amount of observations, n, and randomly splitting it into k non-overlapping groups of length of approximately n/k. These groups acts as a validation set, and the remainder acts as a training set. The test error is then estimated by averaging the k resulting MSE estimates.
(b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of k-fold cross validation relative to:
i. The validation set approach?
A disadvantage of k-fold cross-validation relative to the validation set approach is the validation estimate of the test error rate can be highly variable. This depends on which observations are included in the training/validation set. Another disadvantage, is that a subset of the observations are used to fit the model. This causes the validation set error to possibly be an overestimate of the test error rate for the model fit on the entire data set.
ii. LOOCV?
This approach has two disadvantages compared to k-fold cross-validation. First, it requires fitting the potentially computationally expensive model n times compared to k-fold cross-validation which requires the model to be fitted only k times. Second, the LOOCV cross-validation approach may give approximately unbiased estimates of the test error, since each training set contains n−1 observations; however, this approach has higher variance than k-fold cross-validation (since we are averaging the outputs of n fitted models trained on an almost identical set of observations, these outputs are highly correlated, and the mean of highly correlated quantities has higher variance than less correlated ones). So, there is a bias-variance trade-off associated with the choice of k in k-fold cross-validation.
In Chapter 4, we used logistic regression to predict the probability of default using income and balance on the Default data set. We will now estimate the test error of this logistic regression model using the validation set approach. Do not forget to set a random seed before beginning your analysis.
(a) Fit a logistic regression model that uses income and balance to predict default.
library(ISLR)## Warning: package 'ISLR' was built under R version 3.6.2attach(Default)
set.seed(1)
fit.glm <- glm(default ~ income + balance, data = Default, family = "binomial")
summary(fit.glm)##
## Call:
## glm(formula = default ~ income + balance, family = "binomial",
## data = Default)
##
## Deviance Residuals:
## Min 1Q Median 3Q Max
## -2.4725 -0.1444 -0.0574 -0.0211 3.7245
##
## Coefficients:
## Estimate Std. Error z value Pr(>|z|)
## (Intercept) -1.154e+01 4.348e-01 -26.545 < 2e-16 ***
## income 2.081e-05 4.985e-06 4.174 2.99e-05 ***
## balance 5.647e-03 2.274e-04 24.836 < 2e-16 ***
## ---
## Signif. codes: 0 '***' 0.001 '**' 0.01 '*' 0.05 '.' 0.1 ' ' 1
##
## (Dispersion parameter for binomial family taken to be 1)
##
## Null deviance: 2920.6 on 9999 degrees of freedom
## Residual deviance: 1579.0 on 9997 degrees of freedom
## AIC: 1585
##
## Number of Fisher Scoring iterations: 8(b) Using the validation set approach, estimate the test error of this model. In order to do this, you must perform the following steps:
i. Split the sample set into a training set and a validation set.
train <- sample(dim(Default)[1], dim(Default)[1] / 2)ii. Fit a multiple logistic regression model using only the training observations.
fit.glm <- glm(default ~ income + balance, data = Default, family = "binomial", subset = train)
summary(fit.glm)##
## Call:
## glm(formula = default ~ income + balance, family = "binomial",
## data = Default, subset = train)
##
## Deviance Residuals:
## Min 1Q Median 3Q Max
## -2.5830 -0.1428 -0.0573 -0.0213 3.3395
##
## Coefficients:
## Estimate Std. Error z value Pr(>|z|)
## (Intercept) -1.194e+01 6.178e-01 -19.333 < 2e-16 ***
## income 3.262e-05 7.024e-06 4.644 3.41e-06 ***
## balance 5.689e-03 3.158e-04 18.014 < 2e-16 ***
## ---
## Signif. codes: 0 '***' 0.001 '**' 0.01 '*' 0.05 '.' 0.1 ' ' 1
##
## (Dispersion parameter for binomial family taken to be 1)
##
## Null deviance: 1523.8 on 4999 degrees of freedom
## Residual deviance: 803.3 on 4997 degrees of freedom
## AIC: 809.3
##
## Number of Fisher Scoring iterations: 8iii. Obtain a prediction of default status for each individual in the validation set by computing the posterior probability of default for that individual, and classifying the individual to the default category if the posterior probability is greater than 0.5.
probs <- predict(fit.glm, newdata = Default[-train, ], type = "response")
pred.glm <- rep("No", length(probs))
pred.glm[probs > 0.5] <- "Yes"iv. Compute the validation set error, which is the fraction of the observations in the validation set that are misclassified
mean(pred.glm != Default[-train, ]$default)## [1] 0.0254We have a 2.54% test error rate with the validation set approach.
(c) Repeat the process in (b) three times, using three different splits of the observations into a training set and a validation set. Comment on the results obtained.
train <- sample(dim(Default)[1], dim(Default)[1] / 2)
fit.glm <- glm(default ~ income + balance, data = Default, family = "binomial", subset = train)
probs <- predict(fit.glm, newdata = Default[-train, ], type = "response")
pred.glm <- rep("No", length(probs))
pred.glm[probs > 0.5] <- "Yes"
mean(pred.glm != Default[-train, ]$default)## [1] 0.0274train <- sample(dim(Default)[1], dim(Default)[1] / 2)
fit.glm <- glm(default ~ income + balance, data = Default, family = "binomial", subset = train)
probs <- predict(fit.glm, newdata = Default[-train, ], type = "response")
pred.glm <- rep("No", length(probs))
pred.glm[probs > 0.5] <- "Yes"
mean(pred.glm != Default[-train, ]$default)## [1] 0.0244train <- sample(dim(Default)[1], dim(Default)[1] / 2)
fit.glm <- glm(default ~ income + balance, data = Default, family = "binomial", subset = train)
probs <- predict(fit.glm, newdata = Default[-train, ], type = "response")
pred.glm <- rep("No", length(probs))
pred.glm[probs > 0.5] <- "Yes"
mean(pred.glm != Default[-train, ]$default)## [1] 0.0244We find that the validation estimate of the test error rate can be variable, depending on precisely which observations are included in the training set and which observations are included in the validation set.
(d) Now consider a logistic regression model that predicts the probability of default using income, balance, and a dummy variable for student. Estimate the test error for this model using the validation set approach. Comment on whether or not including a dummy variable for student leads to a reduction in the test error rate.
train <- sample(dim(Default)[1], dim(Default)[1] / 2)
fit.glm <- glm(default ~ income + balance + student, data = Default, family = "binomial", subset = train)
pred.glm <- rep("No", length(probs))
probs <- predict(fit.glm, newdata = Default[-train, ], type = "response")
pred.glm[probs > 0.5] <- "Yes"
mean(pred.glm != Default[-train, ]$default)## [1] 0.0278Including the dummy variable for student did not result in a reduction in the test error rate.
We continue to consider the use of a logistic regression model to predict the probability of default using income and balance on the Default data set. In particular, we will now compute estimates for the standard errors of the income and balance logistic regression coefficients in two different ways: (1) using the bootstrap, and (2) using the standard formula for computing the standard errors in the glm() function. Do not forget to set a random seed before beginning your analysis.
(a) Using the summary() and glm() functions, determine the estimated standard errors for the coefficients associated with income and balance in a multiple logistic regression model that uses both predictors.
set.seed(1)
attach(Default)## The following objects are masked from Default (pos = 3):
##
## balance, default, income, studentfit.glm <- glm(default ~ income + balance, data = Default, family = "binomial")
summary(fit.glm)##
## Call:
## glm(formula = default ~ income + balance, family = "binomial",
## data = Default)
##
## Deviance Residuals:
## Min 1Q Median 3Q Max
## -2.4725 -0.1444 -0.0574 -0.0211 3.7245
##
## Coefficients:
## Estimate Std. Error z value Pr(>|z|)
## (Intercept) -1.154e+01 4.348e-01 -26.545 < 2e-16 ***
## income 2.081e-05 4.985e-06 4.174 2.99e-05 ***
## balance 5.647e-03 2.274e-04 24.836 < 2e-16 ***
## ---
## Signif. codes: 0 '***' 0.001 '**' 0.01 '*' 0.05 '.' 0.1 ' ' 1
##
## (Dispersion parameter for binomial family taken to be 1)
##
## Null deviance: 2920.6 on 9999 degrees of freedom
## Residual deviance: 1579.0 on 9997 degrees of freedom
## AIC: 1585
##
## Number of Fisher Scoring iterations: 8The glm() estimates of the standard errors for the coefficients intercept, income and balance are respectively 4.348e-01, 4.985e-06 and 2.274e-04.
(b) Write a function, boot.fn(), that takes as input the Default data set as well as an index of the observations, and that outputs the coefficient estimates for income and balance in the multiple logistic regression model.
boot.fn <- function(data, index) {
fit <- glm(default ~ income + balance, data = data, family = "binomial", subset = index)
return (coef(fit))
}(c) Use the boot() function together with your boot.fn() function to estimate the standard errors of the logistic regression coefficients for income and balance.
library(boot)
boot(Default, boot.fn, 1000)##
## ORDINARY NONPARAMETRIC BOOTSTRAP
##
##
## Call:
## boot(data = Default, statistic = boot.fn, R = 1000)
##
##
## Bootstrap Statistics :
## original bias std. error
## t1* -1.154047e+01 -3.945460e-02 4.344722e-01
## t2* 2.080898e-05 1.680317e-07 4.866284e-06
## t3* 5.647103e-03 1.855765e-05 2.298949e-04The bootstrap estimates of the standard errors for the coefficients B0, B1 and B2 are respectively 0.4345, 4.866 x 10^(-6) and 2.299 x 10^(-4).
(d) Comment on the estimated standard errors obtained using the glm() function and using your bootstrap function.
The estimated standard errors obtained by the two methods are pretty close in value.
We will now consider the Boston housing data set, from the MASS library.
(a) Based on this data set, provide an estimate for the population mean of medv. Call this estimate mu-hat.
library(MASS)
attach(Boston)
mu.hat <- mean(medv)
mu.hat## [1] 22.53281(b) Provide an estimate of the standard error of mu-hat. Interpret this result. Hint: We can compute the standard error of the sample mean by dividing the sample standard deviation by the square root of the number of observations.
se.hat <- sd(medv) / sqrt(dim(Boston)[1])
se.hat## [1] 0.4088611(c) Now estimate the standard error of mu-hat using the bootstrap. How does this compare to your answer from (b)?
set.seed(1)
boot.fn <- function(data, index) {
mu <- mean(data[index])
return (mu)
}
boot(medv, boot.fn, 1000)##
## ORDINARY NONPARAMETRIC BOOTSTRAP
##
##
## Call:
## boot(data = medv, statistic = boot.fn, R = 1000)
##
##
## Bootstrap Statistics :
## original bias std. error
## t1* 22.53281 0.007650791 0.4106622The bootstrap estimated standard error of mu-hat of 0.4107 is very close to the estimate found in (b) of 0.4089.
(d) Based on your bootstrap estimate from (c), provide a 95% confidence interval for the mean of medv. Compare it to the results obtained using t.test(Boston$medv). Hint: You can approximate a 95 % confidence interval using the formula [(mu-hat) − 2SE(mu-hat), (mu-hat) + 2SE(mu-hat)].
t.test(medv)##
## One Sample t-test
##
## data: medv
## t = 55.111, df = 505, p-value < 2.2e-16
## alternative hypothesis: true mean is not equal to 0
## 95 percent confidence interval:
## 21.72953 23.33608
## sample estimates:
## mean of x
## 22.53281CI.mu.hat <- c(22.53 - 2 * 0.4119, 22.53 + 2 * 0.4119)
CI.mu.hat## [1] 21.7062 23.3538The bootstrap confidence interval is very close to the one provided by the t.test() function.
(e) Based on this data set, provide an estimate, mu-hat med, for the median value of medv in the population.
med.hat <- median(medv)
med.hat## [1] 21.2(f) We now would like to estimate the standard error of ˆμmed. Unfortunately, there is no simple formula for computing the standard error of the median. Instead, estimate the standard error of the median using the bootstrap. Comment on your findings.
boot.fn <- function(data, index) {
mu <- median(data[index])
return (mu)
}
boot(medv, boot.fn, 1000)##
## ORDINARY NONPARAMETRIC BOOTSTRAP
##
##
## Call:
## boot(data = medv, statistic = boot.fn, R = 1000)
##
##
## Bootstrap Statistics :
## original bias std. error
## t1* 21.2 -0.0386 0.3770241We get an estimated median value of 21.2 which is equal to the value obtained in (e), with a standard error of 0.3770 which is relatively small compared to median value.
(g) Based on this data set, provide an estimate for the tenth percentile of medv in Boston suburbs. Call this quantity mu-hat 0.1. (You can use the quantile() function.)
percent.hat <- quantile(medv, c(0.1))
percent.hat## 10%
## 12.75(h) Use the bootstrap to estimate the standard error of mu-hat 0.1. Comment on your findings.
boot.fn <- function(data, index) {
mu <- quantile(data[index], c(0.1))
return (mu)
}
boot(medv, boot.fn, 1000)##
## ORDINARY NONPARAMETRIC BOOTSTRAP
##
##
## Call:
## boot(data = medv, statistic = boot.fn, R = 1000)
##
##
## Bootstrap Statistics :
## original bias std. error
## t1* 12.75 0.0186 0.4925766We get an estimated tenth percentile value of 12.75 which is again equal to the value obtained in (g), with a standard error of 0.4926 which is relatively small compared to percentile value.