[R] Re: R library(e1071) question: definition of performance in tune.* functions

2004-07-13 Thread David Meyer
Tae-Hoon:

 When we run tune.* for parameter tuning, we get performance value.
 Can you tell me what the definition of it is?

The values returned by tune() are Mean Squared Errors in case of
regression, and simple rates (*no* percentages) in case of
classification. As Andy already suggested, you might want to check if
your target variable is indeed a factor. In case it is and you still get
values greater than 1, drop me a mail with a piece of code (and data)
enabling me to reproduce the phenomenon. 

Best,
David

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[R] Re: R library(e1071) question: definition of performance in tune.* functions

2004-07-13 Thread Tae-Hoon Chung
Thank you David and Andy. Now, everything is clear.
For others, the problem is the one said in the subject, and the answer 
is the one excerpted from reply from David.

TH.
On Jul 13, 2004, at 1:54 PM, David Meyer wrote:
Tae-Hoon:
When we run tune.* for parameter tuning, we get performance value.
Can you tell me what the definition of it is?
The values returned by tune() are Mean Squared Errors in case of
regression, and simple rates (*no* percentages) in case of
classification. As Andy already suggested, you might want to check if
your target variable is indeed a factor. In case it is and you still 
get
values greater than 1, drop me a mail with a piece of code (and data)
enabling me to reproduce the phenomenon.

Best,
David
--
Dr. David Meyer
Department of Information Systems
Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
Augasse 2-6, A-1090 Wien, Austria, Europe
Fax: +43-1-313 36x746
Tel: +43-1-313 36x4393
HP:  http://wi.wu-wien.ac.at/Wer_sind_wir/meyer/

Tae-Hoon Chung, Ph.D
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