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how does class weights Parameter in LibSVM work?

Fred12Fred12 Member Posts: 344 Unicorn
edited November 2018 in Help

hi,

 

how do the parameter setting for class weights in LibSVM work? e.g. if I have a class that is 2x less or 3xless than my main class, can I simply weight them 2x, or 3x respectively?

is it simply that what is meant?? or how does it work? I remember that in the MetaCost operator, the meaning of the weights is somewhat different if I'm correct...

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  • Thomas_OttThomas_Ott RapidMiner Certified Analyst, RapidMiner Certified Expert, Member Posts: 1,761 Unicorn

    Hi,

     

    Yes the Class Weights parameter allows you to manually adjust the class weights. You could set "Yes" = 1 and "No" = 2. The Metacost operator, if memory serves, uses a cost matrix where you can adjust the penalty of mis-classification. Like Predicted True vs Acutal True = 1 and Predicted True vs Actual False = 4.

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