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Class: RegressionTree

Compact regression tree

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Syntax

ctree = compact(tree)

Description

ctree = compact(tree) creates a compact version of tree.

Input Arguments

tree

A regression tree created using fitrtree.

Output Arguments

ctree

A compact regression tree. ctree has class CompactRegressionTree. You can predict regressions using ctree exactly as you can using tree. However, since ctree does not contain training data, you cannot perform some actions, such as cross validation.

Examples

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Compare the size of a full regression tree model to the compacted model.

Load the carsmall data set. Consider Acceleration, Displacement, Horsepower, and Weight as predictor variables.

load carsmall
X = [Acceleration Cylinders Displacement Horsepower Weight];

Grow a regression tree using the entire data set.

Mdl = fitrtree(X,MPG)
Mdl = 
  RegressionTree
             ResponseName: 'Y'
    CategoricalPredictors: []
        ResponseTransform: 'none'
          NumObservations: 94


  Properties, Methods

Mdl is a RegressionTree model. It is a full model, that is, it stores information such as the predictor and response data fitrtree used in training. For a properties list of full regression tree models, see RegressionTree.

Create a compact version of the full regression tree—that is, one that contains enough information to make predictions only.

CMdl = compact(Mdl)
CMdl = 
  CompactRegressionTree
             ResponseName: 'Y'
    CategoricalPredictors: []
        ResponseTransform: 'none'


  Properties, Methods

CMdl is a CompactRegressionTree model. For a properties list of compact regression tree models, see CompactRegressionTree.

Inspect the amounts of memory that the full and compact regression trees consume.

mdlInfo = whos('Mdl');
cMdlInfo = whos('CMdl');
[mdlInfo.bytes cMdlInfo.bytes]
ans = 1×2

       12401        6898


cMdlInfo.bytes/mdlInfo.bytes
ans = 0.5562

In this case, the compact regression tree model uses approximately half the memory that the full model uses.

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