P.bi()

Read(450) Label: split, binary variable,

Description:

The external library function (See External Library Guide) splits a low-frequency categorical enumerated table sequence/record sequence variable that contains a number of categories not greater than 6 into multiple binary variables during modeling.

Syntax:

P.bi(cn)

During modeling, split low-frequency categorical enumerated variable cn that contains a number of categories not greater than 6 into multiple binary variables, and return a binary sequence consisting of a table sequence of splitting result and a sequence of splitting process records Rec

P.bi@r(cn, Rec)

During scoring, split low-frequency categorical enumerated variable cn that contains a number of categories not greater than 6 into multiple binary variables according to the sequence of splitting process records Rec, and return result as a table sequence

Parameter:

P

A table sequence/record sequence

cn

A string/number, which is the name of column (or the column number starting from 1) – the to-be-pre-processed variable – in a table sequence or record sequence

Rec

A sequence of splitting process records

Return value:

Sequence/Table sequence

Example:

 

A

 

1

=T("D://house_prices_train.csv")

 

2

=A1.bi("MSZoning")

Split variable “MSZoning” into multiple binary variables.

A2(1) Splitting result;

A2(2) Splitting process records Rec.

3

=A1.bi@r("MSZoning",A2(2))

Split A1’s variable according to A2’s splitting process records.