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6.2.14. scikits.learn.linear_model.lars_path

scikits.learn.linear_model.lars_path(X, y, Xy=None, Gram=None, max_features=None, alpha_min=0, method='lar', overwrite_X=False, overwrite_Gram=False, verbose=False)

Compute Least Angle Regression and LASSO path

Parameters :

X: array, shape: (n_samples, n_features) :

Input data

y: array, shape: (n_samples) :

Input targets

max_features: integer, optional :

Maximum number of selected features.

Gram: array, shape: (n_features, n_features), optional :

Precomputed Gram matrix (X’ * X)

alpha_min: float, optional :

Minimum correlation along the path. It corresponds to the regularization parameter alpha parameter in the Lasso.

method: ‘lar’ | ‘lasso’ :

Specifies the returned model. Select ‘lar’ for Least Angle Regression, ‘lasso’ for the Lasso.

Returns :

alphas: array, shape: (max_features + 1,) :

Maximum of covariances (in absolute value) at each iteration.

active: array, shape (max_features,) :

Indices of active variables at the end of the path.

coefs: array, shape (n_features, max_features+1) :

Coefficients along the path

See also

LassoLARS, LARS

Notes