boost_from_prediction.R

library(lightgbm)

# Load in the agaricus dataset
data(agaricus.train, package = "lightgbm")
data(agaricus.test, package = "lightgbm")
dtrain <- lgb.Dataset(agaricus.train$data, label = agaricus.train$label)
dtest <- lgb.Dataset.create.valid(dtrain, data = agaricus.test$data, label = agaricus.test$label)

valids <- list(eval = dtest, train = dtrain)
#--------------------Advanced features ---------------------------
# advanced: start from an initial base prediction
print("Start running example to start from an initial prediction")

# Train lightgbm for 1 round
param <- list(
    num_leaves = 4L
    , learning_rate = 1.0
    , nthread = 2L
    , objective = "binary"
)
bst <- lgb.train(param, dtrain, 1L, valids = valids)

# Note: we need the margin value instead of transformed prediction in set_init_score
ptrain <- predict(bst, agaricus.train$data, type = "raw")
ptest  <- predict(bst, agaricus.test$data, type = "raw")

# set the init_score property of dtrain and dtest
# base margin is the base prediction we will boost from
set_field(dtrain, "init_score", ptrain)
set_field(dtest, "init_score", ptest)

print("This is result of boost from initial prediction")
bst <- lgb.train(
    params = param
    , data = dtrain
    , nrounds = 5L
    , valids = valids
)