def categorical(
data,
col=None,
dictnames=False,
drop=False,
):
'''
Returns a dummy matrix given an array of categorical variables.
Parameters
----------
data : array
A structured array, recarray, or array. This can be either
a 1d vector of the categorical variable or a 2d array with
the column specifying the categorical variable specified by the col
argument.
col : 'string', int, or None
If data is a structured array or a recarray, `col` can be a string
that is the name of the column that contains the variable. For all
arrays `col` can be an int that is the (zero-based) column index
number. `col` can only be None for a 1d array. The default is None.
dictnames : bool, optional
If True, a dictionary mapping the column number to the categorical
name is returned. Used to have information about plain arrays.
drop : bool
Whether or not keep the categorical variable in the returned matrix.
Returns
--------
dummy_matrix, [dictnames, optional]
A matrix of dummy (indicator/binary) float variables for the
categorical data. If dictnames is True, then the dictionary
is returned as well.
Notes
-----
This returns a dummy variable for EVERY distinct variable. If a
a structured or recarray is provided, the names for the new variable is the
old variable name - underscore - category name. So if the a variable
'vote' had answers as 'yes' or 'no' then the returned array would have to
new variables-- 'vote_yes' and 'vote_no'. There is currently
no name checking.
Examples
--------
>>> import numpy as np
>>> import statsmodels.api as sm
Univariate examples
>>> import string
>>> string_var = [string.lowercase[0:5], string.lowercase[5:10], \
string.lowercase[10:15], string.lowercase[15:20], \
string.lowercase[20:25]]
>>> string_var *= 5
>>> string_var = np.asarray(sorted(string_var))
>>> design = sm.tools.categorical(string_var, drop=True)
Or for a numerical categorical variable
>>> instr = np.floor(np.arange(10,60, step=2)/10)
>>> design = sm.tools.categorical(instr, drop=True)
With a structured array
>>> num = np.random.randn(25,2)
>>> struct_ar = np.zeros((25,1), dtype=[('var1', 'f4'),('var2', 'f4'), \
('instrument','f4'),('str_instr','a5')])
>>> struct_ar['var1'] = num[:,0][:,None]
>>> struct_ar['var2'] = num[:,1][:,None]
>>> struct_ar['instrument'] = instr[:,None]
>>> struct_ar['str_instr'] = string_var[:,None]
>>> design = sm.tools.categorical(struct_ar, col='instrument', drop=True)
Or
>>> design2 = sm.tools.categorical(struct_ar, col='str_instr', drop=True)
'''
if isinstance(col, (list, tuple)):
try:
assert len(col) == 1
col = col[0]
except:
raise ValueError("Can only convert one column at a time")
#TODO: add a NameValidator function
# catch recarrays and structured arrays
if data.dtype.names or data.__class__ is np.recarray:
if not col and np.squeeze(data).ndim > 1:
raise IndexError("col is None and the input array is not 1d")
if isinstance(col, int):
col = data.dtype.names[col]
if col is None and data.dtype.names and len(data.dtype.names) == 1:
col = data.dtype.names[0]
tmp_arr = np.unique(data[col])
# if the cols are shape (#,) vs (#,1) need to add an axis and flip
_swap = True
if data[col].ndim == 1:
tmp_arr = tmp_arr[:, None]
_swap = False
tmp_dummy = (tmp_arr == data[col]).astype(float)
if _swap:
tmp_dummy = np.squeeze(tmp_dummy).swapaxes(1, 0)
if not tmp_arr.dtype.names: # how do we get to this code path?
tmp_arr = [asstr2(item) for item in np.squeeze(tmp_arr)]
elif tmp_arr.dtype.names:
tmp_arr = [asstr2(item) for item in np.squeeze(tmp_arr.tolist())]
# prepend the varname and underscore, if col is numeric attribute lookup
# is lost for recarrays...
if col is None:
try:
col = data.dtype.names[0]
except:
col = 'var'
#TODO: the above needs to be made robust because there could be many
# var_yes, var_no varaibles for instance.
tmp_arr = [col + '_' + item for item in tmp_arr]
#TODO: test this for rec and structured arrays!!!
if drop is True:
if len(data.dtype) <= 1:
if tmp_dummy.shape[0] < tmp_dummy.shape[1]:
tmp_dummy = np.squeeze(tmp_dummy).swapaxes(1, 0)
dt = zip(tmp_arr, [tmp_dummy.dtype.str] * len(tmp_arr))
# preserve array type
return np.array(map(tuple, tmp_dummy.tolist()),
dtype=dt).view(type(data))
data = nprf.drop_fields(data,
col,
usemask=False,
asrecarray=type(data) is np.recarray)
data = nprf.append_fields(data,
tmp_arr,
data=tmp_dummy,
usemask=False,
asrecarray=type(data) is np.recarray)
return data
# handle ndarrays and catch array-like for an error
elif data.__class__ is np.ndarray or not isinstance(data, np.ndarray):
if not isinstance(data, np.ndarray):
raise NotImplementedError("Array-like objects are not supported")
if isinstance(col, int):
offset = data.shape[1] # need error catching here?
tmp_arr = np.unique(data[:, col])
tmp_dummy = (tmp_arr[:, np.newaxis] == data[:, col]).astype(float)
tmp_dummy = tmp_dummy.swapaxes(1, 0)
if drop is True:
offset -= 1
data = np.delete(data, col, axis=1).astype(float)
data = np.column_stack((data, tmp_dummy))
if dictnames is True:
col_map = _make_dictnames(tmp_arr, offset)
return data, col_map
return data
elif col is None and np.squeeze(data).ndim == 1:
tmp_arr = np.unique(data)
tmp_dummy = (tmp_arr[:, None] == data).astype(float)
tmp_dummy = tmp_dummy.swapaxes(1, 0)
if drop is True:
if dictnames is True:
col_map = _make_dictnames(tmp_arr)
return tmp_dummy, col_map
return tmp_dummy
else:
data = np.column_stack((data, tmp_dummy))
if dictnames is True:
col_map = _make_dictnames(tmp_arr, offset=1)
return data, col_map
return data
else:
raise IndexError("The index %s is not understood" % col)
def categorical(data, col=None, dictnames=False, drop=False, ):
'''
Returns a dummy matrix given an array of categorical variables.
Parameters
----------
data : array
A structured array, recarray, or array. This can be either
a 1d vector of the categorical variable or a 2d array with
the column specifying the categorical variable specified by the col
argument.
col : 'string', int, or None
If data is a structured array or a recarray, `col` can be a string
that is the name of the column that contains the variable. For all
arrays `col` can be an int that is the (zero-based) column index
number. `col` can only be None for a 1d array. The default is None.
dictnames : bool, optional
If True, a dictionary mapping the column number to the categorical
name is returned. Used to have information about plain arrays.
drop : bool
Whether or not keep the categorical variable in the returned matrix.
Returns
--------
dummy_matrix, [dictnames, optional]
A matrix of dummy (indicator/binary) float variables for the
categorical data. If dictnames is True, then the dictionary
is returned as well.
Notes
-----
This returns a dummy variable for EVERY distinct variable. If a
a structured or recarray is provided, the names for the new variable is the
old variable name - underscore - category name. So if the a variable
'vote' had answers as 'yes' or 'no' then the returned array would have to
new variables-- 'vote_yes' and 'vote_no'. There is currently
no name checking.
Examples
--------
>>> import numpy as np
>>> import statsmodels.api as sm
Univariate examples
>>> import string
>>> string_var = [string.lowercase[0:5], string.lowercase[5:10], \
string.lowercase[10:15], string.lowercase[15:20], \
string.lowercase[20:25]]
>>> string_var *= 5
>>> string_var = np.asarray(sorted(string_var))
>>> design = sm.tools.categorical(string_var, drop=True)
Or for a numerical categorical variable
>>> instr = np.floor(np.arange(10,60, step=2)/10)
>>> design = sm.tools.categorical(instr, drop=True)
With a structured array
>>> num = np.random.randn(25,2)
>>> struct_ar = np.zeros((25,1), dtype=[('var1', 'f4'),('var2', 'f4'), \
('instrument','f4'),('str_instr','a5')])
>>> struct_ar['var1'] = num[:,0][:,None]
>>> struct_ar['var2'] = num[:,1][:,None]
>>> struct_ar['instrument'] = instr[:,None]
>>> struct_ar['str_instr'] = string_var[:,None]
>>> design = sm.tools.categorical(struct_ar, col='instrument', drop=True)
Or
>>> design2 = sm.tools.categorical(struct_ar, col='str_instr', drop=True)
'''
if isinstance(col, (list, tuple)):
try:
assert len(col) == 1
col = col[0]
except:
raise ValueError("Can only convert one column at a time")
#TODO: add a NameValidator function
# catch recarrays and structured arrays
if data.dtype.names or data.__class__ is np.recarray:
if not col and np.squeeze(data).ndim > 1:
raise IndexError("col is None and the input array is not 1d")
if isinstance(col, int):
col = data.dtype.names[col]
if col is None and data.dtype.names and len(data.dtype.names) == 1:
col = data.dtype.names[0]
tmp_arr = np.unique(data[col])
# if the cols are shape (#,) vs (#,1) need to add an axis and flip
_swap = True
if data[col].ndim == 1:
tmp_arr = tmp_arr[:,None]
_swap = False
tmp_dummy = (tmp_arr==data[col]).astype(float)
if _swap:
tmp_dummy = np.squeeze(tmp_dummy).swapaxes(1,0)
if not tmp_arr.dtype.names: # how do we get to this code path?
tmp_arr = [asstr2(item) for item in np.squeeze(tmp_arr)]
elif tmp_arr.dtype.names:
tmp_arr = [asstr2(item) for item in np.squeeze(tmp_arr.tolist())]
# prepend the varname and underscore, if col is numeric attribute lookup
# is lost for recarrays...
if col is None:
try:
col = data.dtype.names[0]
except:
col = 'var'
#TODO: the above needs to be made robust because there could be many
# var_yes, var_no varaibles for instance.
tmp_arr = [col + '_'+ item for item in tmp_arr]
#TODO: test this for rec and structured arrays!!!
if drop is True:
if len(data.dtype) <= 1:
if tmp_dummy.shape[0] < tmp_dummy.shape[1]:
tmp_dummy = np.squeeze(tmp_dummy).swapaxes(1,0)
dt = zip(tmp_arr, [tmp_dummy.dtype.str]*len(tmp_arr))
# preserve array type
return np.array(map(tuple, tmp_dummy.tolist()),
dtype=dt).view(type(data))
data=nprf.drop_fields(data, col, usemask=False,
asrecarray=type(data) is np.recarray)
data=nprf.append_fields(data, tmp_arr, data=tmp_dummy,
usemask=False, asrecarray=type(data) is np.recarray)
return data
# handle ndarrays and catch array-like for an error
elif data.__class__ is np.ndarray or not isinstance(data,np.ndarray):
if not isinstance(data, np.ndarray):
raise NotImplementedError("Array-like objects are not supported")
if isinstance(col, int):
offset = data.shape[1] # need error catching here?
tmp_arr = np.unique(data[:,col])
tmp_dummy = (tmp_arr[:,np.newaxis]==data[:,col]).astype(float)
tmp_dummy = tmp_dummy.swapaxes(1,0)
if drop is True:
offset -= 1
data = np.delete(data, col, axis=1).astype(float)
data = np.column_stack((data,tmp_dummy))
if dictnames is True:
col_map = _make_dictnames(tmp_arr, offset)
return data, col_map
return data
elif col is None and np.squeeze(data).ndim == 1:
tmp_arr = np.unique(data)
tmp_dummy = (tmp_arr[:,None]==data).astype(float)
tmp_dummy = tmp_dummy.swapaxes(1,0)
if drop is True:
if dictnames is True:
col_map = _make_dictnames(tmp_arr)
return tmp_dummy, col_map
return tmp_dummy
else:
data = np.column_stack((data, tmp_dummy))
if dictnames is True:
col_map = _make_dictnames(tmp_arr, offset=1)
return data, col_map
return data
else:
raise IndexError("The index %s is not understood" % col)