diff --git a/.Rbuildignore b/.Rbuildignore index eee15a90..93ade6b8 100644 --- a/.Rbuildignore +++ b/.Rbuildignore @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ framed.sty ^doc$ ^Meta$ ^_pkgdown\.yml$ +^codecov\.yml$ ^docs$ ^pkgdown$ ^LICENSE\.md$ diff --git a/.claude/settings.local.json b/.claude/settings.local.json deleted file mode 100644 index 0ed51c2a..00000000 --- a/.claude/settings.local.json +++ /dev/null @@ -1,15 +0,0 @@ -{ - "permissions": { - "allow": [ - "Bash(Rscript -e \"devtools::test\\(\\)\")", - "Bash(Rscript -e \"devtools::test\\(reporter = testthat::SummaryReporter$new\\(\\)\\)\")", - "Bash(Rscript -e \"testthat::set_max_fails\\(Inf\\); devtools::test\\(reporter = testthat::SummaryReporter$new\\(\\)\\)\")", - "Bash(Rscript -e \"options\\(testthat.max_fails = Inf\\); devtools::test\\(reporter = testthat::SummaryReporter$new\\(\\)\\)\")", - "Bash(Rscript -e \":*)", - "Bash(Rscript --vanilla -e \":*)", - "Bash(Rscript -e \"library\\(covr\\); cov <- package_coverage\\(''/Users/ehrlinj/Documents/GitHub/ggRandomForests/.claude/worktrees/lucid-herschel''\\); 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rcmdcheck is pre-installed + # above so the check step still runs regardless. - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2 + continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.config.r == 'devel' }} with: extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck cache-version: 2 needs: check - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2 + continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.config.r == 'devel' }} with: upload-snapshots: true build_args: 'c("--no-manual","--compact-vignettes=gs+qpdf")' diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-standard.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-standard.yaml index 00f6a853..85c27861 100644 --- a/.github/workflows/check-standard.yaml +++ b/.github/workflows/check-standard.yaml @@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ jobs: - {os: ubuntu-latest, r: 'devel', http-user-agent: 'release'} - {os: ubuntu-latest, r: 'release'} - {os: ubuntu-latest, r: 'oldrel-1'} + # R-devel may fail due to upstream packages not yet compatible with + # the development version of R (e.g. lazyeval PREXPR removal). + continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.config.r == 'devel' }} env: GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} @@ -41,10 +44,23 @@ jobs: use-public-rspm: true rtools-version: '42' + # On R-devel, bootstrap rcmdcheck before the main lockfile install so that + # the check step can run even when abandoned packages (e.g. lazyeval) that + # use removed C symbols (PREXPR) cause pak::lockfile_install() to abort. + - name: Bootstrap rcmdcheck (R-devel only) + if: matrix.config.r == 'devel' + run: install.packages("rcmdcheck") + shell: Rscript {0} + + # R-devel may fail here due to lazyeval PREXPR; rcmdcheck is pre-installed + # above so the check step still runs regardless. - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2 + continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.config.r == 'devel' }} with: extra-packages: rcmdcheck cache-version: 2 - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-tinytex@v2 + - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2 + continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.config.r == 'devel' }} diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index f7752c9e..c743e595 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ docs vignettes/ggRandomForests_files vignettes/ggRandomForests.html +.claude diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION index 1aecc858..357d3155 100644 --- a/DESCRIPTION +++ b/DESCRIPTION @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ Package: ggRandomForests Type: Package Title: Visually Exploring Random Forests -Version: 2.7.0 -Date: 2026-03-25 +Version: 2.7.0.9001 +Date: 2026-03-27 Authors@R: person("John", "Ehrlinger", role = c("aut", "cre"), email = "john.ehrlinger@gmail.com") @@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Suggests: rmarkdown, quarto, pkgdown, - pkgload + pkgload, + knitr, + plotly VignetteBuilder: quarto RoxygenNote: 7.3.3 diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE index bfb09bc3..8c2e745f 100644 --- a/NAMESPACE +++ b/NAMESPACE @@ -10,11 +10,16 @@ S3method(gg_rfsrc,rfsrc) S3method(gg_roc,default) S3method(gg_roc,randomForest) S3method(gg_roc,rfsrc) +S3method(gg_survival,default) +S3method(gg_survival,rfsrc) S3method(gg_variable,randomForest) S3method(gg_variable,rfsrc) S3method(gg_vimp,randomForest) S3method(gg_vimp,rfsrc) S3method(plot,gg_error) +S3method(plot,gg_partial) +S3method(plot,gg_partial_rfsrc) +S3method(plot,gg_partialpro) S3method(plot,gg_rfsrc) S3method(plot,gg_roc) S3method(plot,gg_survival) diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md index 83c89a6e..e261a7db 100644 --- a/NEWS.md +++ b/NEWS.md @@ -1,5 +1,53 @@ Package: ggRandomForests -Version: 2.7.0 +Version: 2.8.0 + +ggRandomForests v2.8.0 +===================== +* S3 design overhaul: `gg_partial()`, `gg_partialpro()`, and + `gg_partial_rfsrc()` now stamp their return values with S3 classes + (`gg_partial`, `gg_partialpro`, `gg_partial_rfsrc` respectively), enabling + `plot()` dispatch without any boilerplate. +* Add `plot.gg_partial()`, `plot.gg_partial_rfsrc()`, and + `plot.gg_partialpro()` S3 methods; continuous predictors render as line + plots, categorical as bar charts, faceted by variable name. Survival + forests produce curves over time; two-variable surface plots group by + `xvar2.name`. +* Convert `gg_survival()` to an S3 generic dispatching on the class of its + first argument. New `gg_survival.rfsrc()` method extracts the survival + response directly from the fitted forest (no separate data argument + needed); `gg_survival.default()` preserves the existing interface. +* Fix `plot.gg_survival()` auto-coercion: previously called + `gg_survival(rfsrc_obj)` treating the forest as the `interval` string + argument, causing a latent crash; replaced with `inherits()` guard. +* Deprecate `surv_partial.rfsrc()` via `.Deprecated()` with a pointer to + `gg_partial_rfsrc()`; all package tests updated to suppress the warning. +* Fix `gg_partial_rfsrc()` — `make_eval_grid()` used `unlist(dplyr::select())` + which coerced factor columns to integer codes; now uses `newx[[xname]]` to + preserve column class. Categorical detection extended to cover + `is.factor()` and `is.character()` in addition to the cardinality check. +* Add guards to `gg_partial_rfsrc()`: all-NA `xval` after NA removal now + emits a warning and skips the variable; all-NA grouping variable (`xvar2`) + calls `stop()`; `n_eval` and `cat_limit` are validated as single integers + >= 2 near function entry. +* Fix cyclomatic complexity across `gg_partial_rfsrc.R`: refactored into + eight top-level unexported helpers (`validate_scalar_int`, + `validate_partial_args`, `snap_partial_time`, `make_eval_grid`, + `call_partial_rfsrc`, `partial_one_var`, `partial_no_group`, + `partial_with_group`, `split_partial_result`); all functions now score + below the `cyclocomp_linter` limit of 20. +* Fix `@param partial.time` documentation: "see the section above" corrected + to "see the section below". +* Replace deprecated `tidyr::gather()` with `tidyr::pivot_longer()` in + `plot.gg_vimp()` and `plot.gg_partialpro()`. +* Add `gg_survival.rfsrc`, `gg_survival.default`, `plot.gg_partial`, + `plot.gg_partial_rfsrc`, and `plot.gg_partialpro` to `NAMESPACE`; add + corresponding `@rdname` / `@export` roxygen tags. +* Update tests: add `expect_s3_class()` checks for all new classes; add + `plot()` smoke tests for `gg_partial`, `gg_partial_rfsrc`, `gg_partialpro`; + add `gg_survival.rfsrc` tests for KM extraction, `by` stratification, and + error on non-survival forest. +* Add `plot.gg_partial`, `plot.gg_partial_rfsrc`, and `plot.gg_partialpro` + to `_pkgdown.yml` reference index. ggRandomForests v2.7.0 ===================== diff --git a/R/gg_partial.R b/R/gg_partial.R index 65fd3f59..9dbe890c 100644 --- a/R/gg_partial.R +++ b/R/gg_partial.R @@ -111,5 +111,7 @@ gg_partial <- function(part_dta, } } - return(list(continuous = continuous, categorical = categorical)) + result <- list(continuous = continuous, categorical = categorical) + class(result) <- "gg_partial" + return(result) } diff --git a/R/gg_partial_rfsrc.R b/R/gg_partial_rfsrc.R index 36baadf0..ceda8ec7 100644 --- a/R/gg_partial_rfsrc.R +++ b/R/gg_partial_rfsrc.R @@ -7,6 +7,32 @@ #' Unlike \code{\link{gg_partial}}, no separate \code{plot.variable} call is #' required — supply the fitted \code{rfsrc} object directly. #' +#' @section Survival forests and \code{partial.time}: +#' \code{\link[randomForestSRC]{partial.rfsrc}} requires that every value in +#' \code{partial.time} be an exact member of the model's \code{time.interest} +#' vector (the unique observed event times stored in the fitted object). +#' Passing arbitrary time values — even plausible ones such as \code{c(1, 3)} +#' for a study measured in years — causes a C-level prediction error inside +#' \code{partial.rfsrc}. +#' +#' \code{gg_partial_rfsrc} handles this automatically: every element of +#' \code{partial.time} is silently snapped to its nearest \code{time.interest} +#' value before the call is made. To target a specific follow-up horizon, +#' find the closest grid point yourself and pass it explicitly: +#' +#' \preformatted{ +#' ti <- rf_model$time.interest +#' t1 <- ti[which.min(abs(ti - 1))] # nearest to 1 year +#' pd <- gg_partial_rfsrc(rf_model, xvar.names = "x", partial.time = t1) +#' } +#' +#' @section Logical predictor columns: +#' \code{\link[randomForestSRC]{partial.rfsrc}} does not handle +#' \code{logical} predictor columns correctly in survival forests +#' (randomForestSRC <= 3.5.1). If your training data contains binary 0/1 +#' columns, convert them to \code{\link{factor}} rather than \code{logical} +#' before fitting the model. +#' #' @param rf_model A fitted \code{\link[randomForestSRC]{rfsrc}} object. #' @param xvar.names Character vector of predictor names for which partial #' dependence should be computed. Must be a subset of \code{rf_model$xvar.names}. @@ -16,9 +42,19 @@ #' @param newx Optional \code{data.frame} of predictor values to evaluate #' partial effects at. Defaults to the training data stored in #' \code{rf_model$xvar}. All column names must match \code{rf_model$xvar.names}. +#' @param partial.time Numeric vector of desired time points for survival +#' forests (ignored for regression/classification). Values are automatically +#' snapped to the nearest entry in \code{rf_model$time.interest} — see the +#' \strong{Survival forests} section below. When \code{NULL} (default), +#' three quartile points of \code{time.interest} are used. #' @param cat_limit Variables with fewer than \code{cat_limit} unique values in #' \code{newx} are treated as categorical; all others are continuous. #' Defaults to 10. +#' @param n_eval Number of evaluation points for continuous variables. Instead +#' of passing all observed values (which can be slow, especially for survival +#' forests), continuous predictors are evaluated on a quantile grid of this +#' many points. Categorical variables always use all unique levels. +#' Defaults to 25. #' #' @return A named list with two elements: #' \describe{ @@ -52,13 +88,11 @@ gg_partial_rfsrc <- function(rf_model, xvar.names = NULL, xvar2.name = NULL, newx = NULL, - cat_limit = 10) { - # Check the rfsrc type - # rf_model$family - - # we supply new data, make sure we use that and that it is a dataframe... + partial.time = NULL, + cat_limit = 10, + n_eval = 25) { if (is.null(newx)) { - newx = rf_model$xvar + newx <- rf_model$xvar } if (sum(colnames(newx) %in% rf_model$xvar.names) != ncol(newx)) { @@ -71,61 +105,168 @@ gg_partial_rfsrc <- function(rf_model, } } + v <- validate_partial_args(n_eval, cat_limit) + n_eval <- v$n_eval + cat_limit <- v$cat_limit + + is_surv <- !is.null(rf_model$family) && grepl("surv", rf_model$family) + if (is_surv) { + partial.time <- snap_partial_time(rf_model, partial.time) + } + if (is.null(xvar2.name)) { - pdta <- lapply(xvar.names, function(xname) { - xval <- unlist(newx |> - dplyr::select(dplyr::all_of(xname))) - gr <- length(unique(xval)) < cat_limit - partial.obj <- randomForestSRC::partial.rfsrc( - object = rf_model, - partial.xvar = xname, - partial.values = xval - ) - pout <- randomForestSRC::get.partial.plot.data(partial.obj, granule = gr) - out_dta <- data.frame(x = pout$x, yhat = pout$yhat) - out_dta$name <- xname - out_dta$type <- c("continuous", "categorical")[gr + 1] - if (!is.null(pout$partial.time)) { - out_dta$time <- pout$partial.time - } - return(out_dta) - }) + pdta <- partial_no_group(xvar.names, newx, rf_model, + cat_limit, n_eval, is_surv, partial.time) } else { - xv2 <- unique(unlist(newx |> - dplyr::select(dplyr::all_of(xvar2.name)))) - pdta <- lapply(xv2, function(x2val) { - p1dta <- lapply(xvar.names, function(xname) { - xval <- unlist(newx |> - dplyr::select(dplyr::all_of(xname))) - gr <- length(unique(xval)) < cat_limit - partial.obj <- randomForestSRC::partial.rfsrc( - object = rf_model, - partial.xvar = xname, - partial.values = xval, - partial.xvar2 = xvar2.name, - partial.values2 = x2val - ) - pout <- randomForestSRC::get.partial.plot.data(partial.obj, granule = gr) - out_dta <- data.frame(x = pout$x, yhat = pout$yhat) - out_dta$name <- xname - out_dta$type <- c("continuous", "categorical")[gr + 1] - if (!is.null(pout$partial.time)) { - out_dta$time <- pout$partial.time - } - return(out_dta) - }) - p1dta <- do.call("rbind", p1dta) - p1dta$grp <- x2val - return(p1dta) - }) + pdta <- partial_with_group(xvar.names, xvar2.name, newx, rf_model, + cat_limit, n_eval, is_surv, partial.time) } - pdta <- do.call("rbind", pdta) - # Split into continuous / categorical and tidy up the type column - cont_idx <- pdta$type == "continuous" - continuous <- pdta[cont_idx, , drop = FALSE] - continuous$x <- as.numeric(continuous$x) + + split_partial_result(do.call("rbind", pdta)) +} + +## ---- unexported helpers ------------------------------------------------------- + +## Check that x is a single non-NA numeric >= min_val; return as integer. +validate_scalar_int <- function(x, name, min_val = 2L) { + ok <- is.numeric(x) && length(x) == 1L && !is.na(x) && x >= min_val + if (!ok) { + stop(sprintf("'%s' must be a single integer >= %d.", name, min_val), + call. = FALSE) + } + as.integer(x) +} + +## Validate and coerce n_eval / cat_limit. +validate_partial_args <- function(n_eval, cat_limit) { + list( + n_eval = validate_scalar_int(n_eval, "n_eval", 2L), + cat_limit = validate_scalar_int(cat_limit, "cat_limit", 2L) + ) +} + +## Snap requested time points to the nearest values in time.interest. +snap_partial_time <- function(rf_model, partial.time) { + ti <- rf_model$time.interest + if (is.null(partial.time)) { + partial.time <- quantile(ti, probs = c(0.25, 0.5, 0.75), names = FALSE) + } + snapped <- sapply(partial.time, + function(t) ti[which.min(abs(ti - t))], + USE.NAMES = FALSE) + unique(snapped) +} + +## Build the evaluation grid (xval vector + categorical flag) for one variable. +make_eval_grid <- function(xname, newx, cat_limit, n_eval) { + # Use `[[` to preserve the column's class (factor, character, numeric, …). + # unlist(dplyr::select(...)) would coerce factors to integer codes, breaking + # both the cat_limit check and the partial.values passed to partial.rfsrc(). + xval <- newx[[xname]] + xval <- xval[!is.na(xval)] + if (length(xval) == 0L) { + warning(sprintf( + "Variable '%s' contains only NA values in 'newx'; skipping partial dependence.", + xname + ), call. = FALSE) + return(NULL) + } + gr <- is.factor(xval) || is.character(xval) || length(unique(xval)) < cat_limit + if (!gr && length(unique(xval)) > n_eval) { + xval <- quantile_pts(xval, groups = n_eval) + } else if (is.factor(xval)) { + xval <- levels(droplevels(xval)) # preserve factor ordering; drop unused levels + } else { + xval <- sort(unique(xval)) + } + list(xval = xval, categorical = gr) +} + +## Thin wrapper around partial.rfsrc that builds the argument list. +call_partial_rfsrc <- function(rf_model, xname, xval, + is_surv, partial.time, + xvar2.name = NULL, x2val = NULL) { + args <- list( + object = rf_model, + partial.xvar = xname, + partial.values = xval + ) + if (!is.null(xvar2.name)) { + args$partial.xvar2 <- xvar2.name + args$partial.values2 <- x2val + } + if (is_surv) { + args$partial.time <- partial.time + } + do.call(randomForestSRC::partial.rfsrc, args) +} + +## Process a single predictor variable and return a tidy data.frame (or NULL). +partial_one_var <- function(xname, newx, rf_model, + cat_limit, n_eval, is_surv, partial.time, + xvar2.name = NULL, x2val = NULL) { + eg <- make_eval_grid(xname, newx, cat_limit, n_eval) + if (is.null(eg)) return(NULL) + xval <- eg$xval + gr <- eg$categorical + partial.obj <- call_partial_rfsrc(rf_model, xname, xval, + is_surv, partial.time, + xvar2.name, x2val) + pout <- randomForestSRC::get.partial.plot.data(partial.obj, granule = gr) + out_dta <- data.frame(x = pout$x, yhat = pout$yhat) + out_dta$name <- xname + out_dta$type <- c("continuous", "categorical")[gr + 1L] + if (!is.null(pout$partial.time)) { + out_dta$time <- pout$partial.time + } + out_dta +} + +## Compute partial dependence across xvar.names (no grouping variable). +partial_no_group <- function(xvar.names, newx, rf_model, + cat_limit, n_eval, is_surv, partial.time) { + pdta <- lapply(xvar.names, partial_one_var, + newx = newx, rf_model = rf_model, + cat_limit = cat_limit, n_eval = n_eval, + is_surv = is_surv, partial.time = partial.time) + Filter(Negate(is.null), pdta) +} + +## Compute partial dependence across xvar.names for each level of xvar2.name. +partial_with_group <- function(xvar.names, xvar2.name, newx, rf_model, + cat_limit, n_eval, is_surv, partial.time) { + xv2 <- unique(newx[[xvar2.name]]) + xv2 <- xv2[!is.na(xv2)] + if (length(xv2) == 0L) { + stop(sprintf( + "Grouping variable '%s' contains only NA values in 'newx'; cannot compute surface partial dependence.", + xvar2.name + ), call. = FALSE) + } + pdta <- lapply(xv2, function(x2val) { + p1dta <- lapply(xvar.names, partial_one_var, + newx = newx, rf_model = rf_model, + cat_limit = cat_limit, n_eval = n_eval, + is_surv = is_surv, partial.time = partial.time, + xvar2.name = xvar2.name, x2val = x2val) + p1dta <- Filter(Negate(is.null), p1dta) + if (length(p1dta) == 0L) return(NULL) + p1dta <- do.call("rbind", p1dta) + p1dta$grp <- x2val + p1dta + }) + Filter(Negate(is.null), pdta) +} + +## Split the combined data.frame into continuous / categorical and stamp class. +split_partial_result <- function(pdta) { + cont_idx <- pdta$type == "continuous" + continuous <- pdta[cont_idx, , drop = FALSE] + continuous$x <- as.numeric(continuous$x) continuous$type <- NULL - categorical <- pdta[!cont_idx, , drop = FALSE] + categorical <- pdta[!cont_idx, , drop = FALSE] categorical$type <- NULL - list(continuous = continuous, categorical = categorical) + result <- list(continuous = continuous, categorical = categorical) + class(result) <- "gg_partial_rfsrc" + result } diff --git a/R/gg_partialpro.R b/R/gg_partialpro.R index 7a64c1ad..27be57d1 100644 --- a/R/gg_partialpro.R +++ b/R/gg_partialpro.R @@ -143,5 +143,7 @@ gg_partialpro <- function(part_dta, continuous$model <- categorical$model <- model } - return(list(continuous = continuous, categorical = categorical)) + result <- list(continuous = continuous, categorical = categorical) + class(result) <- "gg_partialpro" + return(result) } diff --git a/R/gg_survival.R b/R/gg_survival.R index e206de14..3de9abb2 100644 --- a/R/gg_survival.R +++ b/R/gg_survival.R @@ -14,85 +14,138 @@ #' #' Nonparametric survival estimates. #' -#' @details \code{gg_survival} is a wrapper function for generating -#' nonparametric survival estimates using either \code{\link{nelson}}-Aalen -#' or \code{\link{kaplan}}-Meier estimates. +#' @details \code{gg_survival} is an S3 generic for generating nonparametric +#' survival estimates. It dispatches on the class of its first argument: #' -#' @param data A \code{data.frame} containing the survival data. -#' @param interval Character; name of the time-to-event column in \code{data}. +#' \describe{ +#' \item{\code{rfsrc}}{Extracts the response data from the fitted forest and +#' delegates to \code{\link{kaplan}}. Use the \code{by} argument to +#' stratify on a predictor stored in the model's \code{xvar} slot.} +#' \item{default}{Accepts raw survival data columns via the \code{interval}, +#' \code{censor}, \code{by}, and \code{data} arguments, delegating to +#' either \code{\link{kaplan}} (default) or \code{\link{nelson}}.} +#' } +#' +#' @param object For the \code{rfsrc} method: a fitted +#' \code{\link[randomForestSRC]{rfsrc}} survival forest. For the default +#' method: pass \code{NULL} (or omit) and supply \code{interval}, +#' \code{censor}, and \code{data} instead. +#' @param interval Character; name of the time-to-event column in \code{data} +#' (default method only). #' @param censor Character; name of the event-indicator column in \code{data} -#' (1 = event occurred, 0 = censored). -#' @param by Optional character; name of a grouping column in \code{data} for -#' stratified estimates. Defaults to \code{NULL} (unstratified). +#' (1 = event, 0 = censored; default method only). +#' @param by Optional character; name of a grouping column for stratified +#' estimates. For the \code{rfsrc} method, \code{by} must be a column in +#' \code{object$xvar}. +#' @param data A \code{data.frame} containing survival data (default method +#' only). #' @param type One of \code{"kaplan"} (Kaplan-Meier, default) or -#' \code{"nelson"} (Nelson-Aalen cumulative hazard). +#' \code{"nelson"} (Nelson-Aalen cumulative hazard). Default method only. #' @param ... Additional arguments passed to \code{\link{kaplan}} or -#' \code{\link{nelson}} (e.g. \code{conf.int} to change the CI width). +#' \code{\link{nelson}}. #' #' @return A \code{gg_survival} \code{data.frame} with columns \code{time}, -#' \code{surv} (or \code{cum_haz} for Nelson-Aalen), \code{lower}, -#' \code{upper} (confidence limits), and \code{n.risk}. A \code{strata} -#' column is added when \code{by} is supplied. +#' \code{surv}, \code{cum_haz}, \code{lower}, \code{upper}, \code{n.risk}, +#' and optionally \code{groups} when \code{by} is supplied. #' #' @seealso \code{\link{kaplan}} \code{\link{nelson}} #' @seealso \code{\link{plot.gg_survival}} #' #' @examples -#' ## -------- pbc data +#' ## -------- pbc data (default method — raw data columns) #' data(pbc, package = "randomForestSRC") #' pbc$time <- pbc$days / 364.25 #' -#' # This is the same as kaplan -#' gg_dta <- gg_survival( -#' interval = "time", censor = "status", -#' data = pbc -#' ) -#' +#' gg_dta <- gg_survival(interval = "time", censor = "status", data = pbc) #' plot(gg_dta, error = "none") -#' plot(gg_dta) #' -#' # Stratified on treatment variable. +#' # Stratified #' gg_dta <- gg_survival( #' interval = "time", censor = "status", #' data = pbc, by = "treatment" #' ) -#' -#' plot(gg_dta, error = "none") #' plot(gg_dta) #' -#' # ...with smaller confidence limits. -#' gg_dta <- gg_survival( -#' interval = "time", censor = "status", -#' data = pbc, by = "treatment", conf.int = .68 -#' ) -#' -#' plot(gg_dta, error = "lines") -#' #' @export -gg_survival <- function(interval = NULL, +gg_survival <- function(object = NULL, + interval = NULL, censor = NULL, by = NULL, - data, + data = NULL, type = c("kaplan", "nelson"), ...) { - # Validate and normalise the estimator choice. Kaplan-Meier is the default. + UseMethod("gg_survival") +} + +#' @rdname gg_survival +#' @export +gg_survival.rfsrc <- function(object, + interval = NULL, + censor = NULL, + by = NULL, + data = NULL, + type = c("kaplan", "nelson"), + ...) { + ## interval, censor, data, and type are accepted for consistency with the + ## generic signature but are ignored: this method extracts everything it + ## needs from the fitted forest's $yvar and $xvar slots. + ## + ## randomForestSRC stores the outcome as a two-column data frame: time (col 1) + ## and status/censor (col 2) in object$yvar. + yvar <- object$yvar + if (is.null(yvar) || !is.data.frame(yvar) || ncol(yvar) < 2L) { + stop( + "gg_survival requires a survival forest; this rfsrc object ", + "does not appear to be a survival forest.", + call. = FALSE + ) + } + + interval_col <- colnames(yvar)[1L] + censor_col <- colnames(yvar)[2L] + surv_data <- yvar + + if (!is.null(by)) { + if (!by %in% colnames(object$xvar)) { + stop(sprintf( + "'by' column '%s' not found in the forest's xvar slot.", by + ), call. = FALSE) + } + surv_data[[by]] <- object$xvar[[by]] + } + + kaplan(interval = interval_col, censor = censor_col, by = by, data = surv_data, ...) +} + +#' @rdname gg_survival +#' @export +gg_survival.default <- function(object = NULL, + interval = NULL, + censor = NULL, + by = NULL, + data = NULL, + type = c("kaplan", "nelson"), + ...) { + ## Allow data to be passed as the first positional argument for convenience. + if (is.data.frame(object) && is.null(data)) { + data <- object + } + type <- match.arg(type) - # Delegate entirely to the selected estimator helper. Both kaplan() and - # nelson() return a gg_survival object that plot.gg_survival can render. gg_dta <- switch(type, # nolint: object_usage_linter kaplan = kaplan( interval = interval, - censor = censor, - by = by, - data = data, + censor = censor, + by = by, + data = data, ... ), nelson = nelson( interval = interval, - censor = censor, - by = by, - data = data, + censor = censor, + by = by, + data = data, ... ) ) diff --git a/R/plot.gg_partial.R b/R/plot.gg_partial.R new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1a74ffa2 --- /dev/null +++ b/R/plot.gg_partial.R @@ -0,0 +1,252 @@ +####********************************************************************** +####********************************************************************** +#### +#### ---------------------------------------------------------------- +#### Written by: +#### ---------------------------------------------------------------- +#### John Ehrlinger, Ph.D. +#### +#### email: john.ehrlinger@gmail.com +#### URL: https://github.com/ehrlinger/ggRandomForests +#### ---------------------------------------------------------------- +#### +####********************************************************************** +####********************************************************************** +#' Plot a \code{\link{gg_partial}} object +#' +#' Produces ggplot2 partial dependence curves from the named list returned by +#' \code{\link{gg_partial}}. Continuous predictors are shown as line plots; +#' categorical predictors are shown as bar charts. Both panels are faceted by +#' variable name so multiple predictors can be compared at a glance. +#' +#' @param x A \code{\link{gg_partial}} object (output of \code{\link{gg_partial}}). +#' @param ... Not currently used; reserved for future arguments. +#' +#' @return When only continuous or only categorical variables are present, a +#' single \code{ggplot} object. When both are present, a named list with +#' elements \code{continuous} and \code{categorical}, each a \code{ggplot}. +#' +#' @seealso \code{\link{gg_partial}}, \code{\link{plot.gg_variable}} +#' +#' @examples +#' set.seed(42) +#' airq <- na.omit(airquality) +#' rf <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc(Ozone ~ ., data = airq, ntree = 50) +#' pv <- randomForestSRC::plot.variable(rf, partial = TRUE, show.plots = FALSE) +#' pd <- gg_partial(pv) +#' plot(pd) +#' +#' @importFrom ggplot2 .data +#' @export +plot.gg_partial <- function(x, ...) { + gg_dta <- x + + gg_cont <- NULL + if (!is.null(gg_dta$continuous) && nrow(gg_dta$continuous) > 0) { + cont <- gg_dta$continuous + gg_cont <- ggplot2::ggplot(cont, + ggplot2::aes(x = .data$x, y = .data$yhat)) + + ggplot2::geom_line() + + if ("model" %in% colnames(cont)) { + gg_cont <- gg_cont + + ggplot2::aes(color = .data$model, group = .data$model) + } + + gg_cont <- gg_cont + + ggplot2::facet_wrap(~name, scales = "free_x") + + ggplot2::labs(x = NULL, y = "Partial Effect") + } + + gg_cat <- NULL + if (!is.null(gg_dta$categorical) && nrow(gg_dta$categorical) > 0) { + cat_dta <- gg_dta$categorical + gg_cat <- ggplot2::ggplot(cat_dta, + ggplot2::aes(x = .data$x, y = .data$yhat)) + + ggplot2::geom_bar(stat = "identity", width = 0.5) + + ggplot2::facet_wrap(~name, scales = "free_x") + + ggplot2::labs(x = NULL, y = "Partial Effect") + } + + if (!is.null(gg_cont) && !is.null(gg_cat)) { + list(continuous = gg_cont, categorical = gg_cat) + } else if (!is.null(gg_cont)) { + gg_cont + } else { + gg_cat + } +} + +#' Plot a \code{\link{gg_partial_rfsrc}} object +#' +#' Produces ggplot2 partial dependence curves from the named list returned by +#' \code{\link{gg_partial_rfsrc}}. +#' +#' For standard (non-survival) forests: continuous predictors are line plots, +#' categorical predictors are bar charts, both faceted by variable name. +#' +#' For survival forests (when a \code{time} column is present): each predictor +#' value is a separate curve over time, faceted by variable name. +#' +#' For two-variable surface plots (when a \code{grp} column is present): +#' each group level is a separate line, faceted by primary predictor name. +#' +#' @param x A \code{\link{gg_partial_rfsrc}} object. +#' @param ... Not currently used. +#' +#' @return A single \code{ggplot} object, or a named list with elements +#' \code{continuous} and \code{categorical} when both types are present. +#' +#' @seealso \code{\link{gg_partial_rfsrc}}, \code{\link{plot.gg_partial}} +#' +#' @importFrom ggplot2 .data +#' @export +plot.gg_partial_rfsrc <- function(x, ...) { + gg_dta <- x + + gg_cont <- NULL + if (!is.null(gg_dta$continuous) && nrow(gg_dta$continuous) > 0) { + cont <- gg_dta$continuous + + if (!is.null(cont$time)) { + ## Survival forest: predictor value is the grouping variable; x-axis is time + gg_cont <- ggplot2::ggplot( + cont, + ggplot2::aes( + x = .data$time, + y = .data$yhat, + color = factor(.data$x), + group = factor(.data$x) + ) + ) + + ggplot2::geom_line() + + ggplot2::facet_wrap(~name, scales = "free") + + ggplot2::labs(x = "Time", y = "Partial Effect", color = "Predictor value") + + } else if (!is.null(cont$grp)) { + ## Two-variable surface: group is xvar2; x-axis is the primary predictor + gg_cont <- ggplot2::ggplot( + cont, + ggplot2::aes( + x = .data$x, + y = .data$yhat, + color = factor(.data$grp), + group = factor(.data$grp) + ) + ) + + ggplot2::geom_line() + + ggplot2::facet_wrap(~name, scales = "free_x") + + ggplot2::labs(x = NULL, y = "Partial Effect", color = "Group") + + } else { + ## Standard: one curve per variable + gg_cont <- ggplot2::ggplot(cont, + ggplot2::aes(x = .data$x, y = .data$yhat)) + + ggplot2::geom_line() + + ggplot2::facet_wrap(~name, scales = "free_x") + + ggplot2::labs(x = NULL, y = "Partial Effect") + } + } + + gg_cat <- NULL + if (!is.null(gg_dta$categorical) && nrow(gg_dta$categorical) > 0) { + cat_dta <- gg_dta$categorical + gg_cat <- ggplot2::ggplot( + cat_dta, + ggplot2::aes(x = factor(.data$x), y = .data$yhat) + ) + + ggplot2::geom_bar(stat = "identity", width = 0.5) + + ggplot2::facet_wrap(~name, scales = "free_x") + + ggplot2::labs(x = NULL, y = "Partial Effect") + } + + if (!is.null(gg_cont) && !is.null(gg_cat)) { + list(continuous = gg_cont, categorical = gg_cat) + } else if (!is.null(gg_cont)) { + gg_cont + } else { + gg_cat + } +} + +#' Plot a \code{\link{gg_partialpro}} object +#' +#' Produces ggplot2 partial dependence curves from the named list returned by +#' \code{\link{gg_partialpro}}, which wraps \code{varpro::partialpro} output. +#' +#' Each variable produces up to three effect curves: parametric, nonparametric, +#' and causal. The \code{type} argument controls which are shown. +#' +#' @param x A \code{\link{gg_partialpro}} object. +#' @param type Character vector; one or more of \code{"parametric"}, +#' \code{"nonparametric"}, \code{"causal"}. Defaults to all three. +#' @param ... Not currently used. +#' +#' @return A single \code{ggplot} or a named list with \code{continuous} and +#' \code{categorical} elements when both types of predictors are present. +#' +#' @seealso \code{\link{gg_partialpro}} +#' +#' @importFrom ggplot2 .data +#' @export +plot.gg_partialpro <- function(x, + type = c("parametric", "nonparametric", "causal"), + ...) { + gg_dta <- x + type <- match.arg(type, several.ok = TRUE) + + gg_cont <- NULL + if (!is.null(gg_dta$continuous) && nrow(gg_dta$continuous) > 0) { + cont <- gg_dta$continuous + ## Pivot to long form so all requested effect types appear as one colour/line + cont_long <- tidyr::pivot_longer( + cont, + cols = tidyr::all_of(type), + names_to = "effect_type", + values_to = "yhat" + ) + gg_cont <- ggplot2::ggplot( + cont_long, + ggplot2::aes( + x = .data$variable, + y = .data$yhat, + color = .data$effect_type, + linetype = .data$effect_type + ) + ) + + ggplot2::geom_line() + + ggplot2::facet_wrap(~name, scales = "free_x") + + ggplot2::labs(x = NULL, y = "Partial Effect", + color = "Effect type", linetype = "Effect type") + } + + gg_cat <- NULL + if (!is.null(gg_dta$categorical) && nrow(gg_dta$categorical) > 0) { + cat_dta <- gg_dta$categorical + cat_long <- tidyr::pivot_longer( + cat_dta, + cols = tidyr::all_of(type), + names_to = "effect_type", + values_to = "yhat" + ) + gg_cat <- ggplot2::ggplot( + cat_long, + ggplot2::aes( + x = factor(.data$variable), + y = .data$yhat, + fill = .data$effect_type + ) + ) + + ggplot2::geom_boxplot() + + ggplot2::facet_wrap(~name, scales = "free_x") + + ggplot2::labs(x = NULL, y = "Partial Effect", fill = "Effect type") + } + + if (!is.null(gg_cont) && !is.null(gg_cat)) { + list(continuous = gg_cont, categorical = gg_cat) + } else if (!is.null(gg_cont)) { + gg_cont + } else { + gg_cat + } +} diff --git a/R/plot.gg_survival.R b/R/plot.gg_survival.R index b9ca4a4d..897a2207 100644 --- a/R/plot.gg_survival.R +++ b/R/plot.gg_survival.R @@ -86,10 +86,9 @@ plot.gg_survival <- function(x, error = c("shade", "bars", "lines", "none"), label = NULL, ...) { - gg_dta <- x - if (inherits(gg_dta, "rfsrc")) { - gg_dta <- gg_survival(gg_dta) - } + # Auto-coerce raw rfsrc objects so plot(rfsrc_obj) works directly. + # gg_survival.rfsrc extracts yvar and computes Kaplan-Meier estimates. + gg_dta <- if (inherits(x, "rfsrc")) gg_survival(x) else x error <- match.arg(error) type <- match.arg(type) diff --git a/R/surv_partial.rfsrc.R b/R/surv_partial.rfsrc.R index a58f5838..ce74ea6b 100644 --- a/R/surv_partial.rfsrc.R +++ b/R/surv_partial.rfsrc.R @@ -1,5 +1,9 @@ #' Survival partial dependence data for one or more predictors #' +#' \strong{Deprecated.} Use \code{\link{gg_partial_rfsrc}} instead, which +#' returns a classed \code{gg_partial_rfsrc} object with a dedicated +#' \code{plot()} method. +#' #' Computes partial dependence curves for a survival or competing-risk #' \code{\link[randomForestSRC]{rfsrc}} forest by calling #' \code{\link[randomForestSRC]{partial.rfsrc}} at \code{npts} evenly-spaced @@ -117,6 +121,15 @@ #' #' @export surv_partial.rfsrc surv_partial.rfsrc <- function(rforest, var_list, npts = 25, partial.type = "surv") { # nolint: object_name_linter + .Deprecated( + new = "gg_partial_rfsrc", + package = "ggRandomForests", + msg = paste0( + "'surv_partial.rfsrc' is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.\n", + "Use 'gg_partial_rfsrc()' instead, which returns a classed object with a\n", + "dedicated plot() method." + ) + ) ###----------Partial dependency estimation, for each variable, at each time point ---- surv.lst <- lapply(var_list, function(xvar) { ## extract the key variable diff --git a/_pkgdown.yml b/_pkgdown.yml index ab81d687..bbf2e5f3 100644 --- a/_pkgdown.yml +++ b/_pkgdown.yml @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ reference: desc: "Partial dependence plots for individual variables." contents: - gg_partial + - plot.gg_partial - gg_partial_rfsrc + - plot.gg_partial_rfsrc - gg_partialpro + - plot.gg_partialpro - title: "Survival Analysis" desc: "Survival curves, ROC, and related diagnostics." @@ -94,6 +97,10 @@ articles: navbar: ~ contents: - ggRandomForests + - title: "Tutorials" + contents: + - ggRandomForests-survival + - ggRandomForests-regression news: releases: diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ccf6c1c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/codecov.yml @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# codecov.yml — coverage thresholds for ggRandomForests +# +# Releases are held to a hard floor; development branches report only. +# Adjust the target upward as the partial.rfsrc() upstream bug is resolved +# and survival-path tests can be enabled without skipping. + +coverage: + status: + project: + default: + # Minimum acceptable coverage across the whole package + target: 65% + threshold: 2% # allow a 2 pp slip before marking CI red + # Only enforce on the main (release) branch + if_not_found: success + if_ci_failed: error + branches: + - main + patch: + default: + # New code in each PR should be at least 60% covered + target: 60% + threshold: 5% + if_not_found: success + if_ci_failed: error + +# Never block CI purely because codecov itself is down or the token is missing +comment: + layout: "reach,diff,flags,files" + behavior: default + require_changes: false diff --git a/man/gg_partial_rfsrc.Rd b/man/gg_partial_rfsrc.Rd index bddaa2d3..19014406 100644 --- a/man/gg_partial_rfsrc.Rd +++ b/man/gg_partial_rfsrc.Rd @@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ gg_partial_rfsrc( xvar.names = NULL, xvar2.name = NULL, newx = NULL, - cat_limit = 10 + partial.time = NULL, + cat_limit = 10, + n_eval = 25 ) } \arguments{ @@ -26,9 +28,21 @@ each unique level of this variable and a \code{grp} column is appended.} partial effects at. Defaults to the training data stored in \code{rf_model$xvar}. All column names must match \code{rf_model$xvar.names}.} +\item{partial.time}{Numeric vector of desired time points for survival +forests (ignored for regression/classification). Values are automatically +snapped to the nearest entry in \code{rf_model$time.interest} — see the +\strong{Survival forests} section below. When \code{NULL} (default), +three quartile points of \code{time.interest} are used.} + \item{cat_limit}{Variables with fewer than \code{cat_limit} unique values in \code{newx} are treated as categorical; all others are continuous. Defaults to 10.} + +\item{n_eval}{Number of evaluation points for continuous variables. Instead +of passing all observed values (which can be slow, especially for survival +forests), continuous predictors are evaluated on a quantile grid of this +many points. Categorical variables always use all unique levels. +Defaults to 25.} } \value{ A named list with two elements: @@ -48,6 +62,36 @@ results into separate data frames for continuous and categorical variables. Unlike \code{\link{gg_partial}}, no separate \code{plot.variable} call is required — supply the fitted \code{rfsrc} object directly. } +\section{Survival forests and \code{partial.time}}{ + +\code{\link[randomForestSRC]{partial.rfsrc}} requires that every value in +\code{partial.time} be an exact member of the model's \code{time.interest} +vector (the unique observed event times stored in the fitted object). +Passing arbitrary time values — even plausible ones such as \code{c(1, 3)} +for a study measured in years — causes a C-level prediction error inside +\code{partial.rfsrc}. + +\code{gg_partial_rfsrc} handles this automatically: every element of +\code{partial.time} is silently snapped to its nearest \code{time.interest} +value before the call is made. To target a specific follow-up horizon, +find the closest grid point yourself and pass it explicitly: + +\preformatted{ +ti <- rf_model$time.interest +t1 <- ti[which.min(abs(ti - 1))] # nearest to 1 year +pd <- gg_partial_rfsrc(rf_model, xvar.names = "x", partial.time = t1) +} +} + +\section{Logical predictor columns}{ + +\code{\link[randomForestSRC]{partial.rfsrc}} does not handle +\code{logical} predictor columns correctly in survival forests +(randomForestSRC <= 3.5.1). If your training data contains binary 0/1 +columns, convert them to \code{\link{factor}} rather than \code{logical} +before fitting the model. +} + \examples{ ## ------------------------------------------------------------ ## diff --git a/man/gg_survival.Rd b/man/gg_survival.Rd index 46238a2d..c460d331 100644 --- a/man/gg_survival.Rd +++ b/man/gg_survival.Rd @@ -2,79 +2,101 @@ % Please edit documentation in R/gg_survival.R \name{gg_survival} \alias{gg_survival} +\alias{gg_survival.rfsrc} +\alias{gg_survival.default} \title{Nonparametric survival estimates.} \usage{ gg_survival( + object = NULL, interval = NULL, censor = NULL, by = NULL, - data, + data = NULL, + type = c("kaplan", "nelson"), + ... +) + +\method{gg_survival}{rfsrc}( + object, + interval = NULL, + censor = NULL, + by = NULL, + data = NULL, + type = c("kaplan", "nelson"), + ... +) + +\method{gg_survival}{default}( + object = NULL, + interval = NULL, + censor = NULL, + by = NULL, + data = NULL, type = c("kaplan", "nelson"), ... ) } \arguments{ -\item{interval}{Character; name of the time-to-event column in \code{data}.} +\item{object}{For the \code{rfsrc} method: a fitted +\code{\link[randomForestSRC]{rfsrc}} survival forest. For the default +method: pass \code{NULL} (or omit) and supply \code{interval}, +\code{censor}, and \code{data} instead.} + +\item{interval}{Character; name of the time-to-event column in \code{data} +(default method only).} \item{censor}{Character; name of the event-indicator column in \code{data} -(1 = event occurred, 0 = censored).} +(1 = event, 0 = censored; default method only).} -\item{by}{Optional character; name of a grouping column in \code{data} for -stratified estimates. Defaults to \code{NULL} (unstratified).} +\item{by}{Optional character; name of a grouping column for stratified +estimates. For the \code{rfsrc} method, \code{by} must be a column in +\code{object$xvar}.} -\item{data}{A \code{data.frame} containing the survival data.} +\item{data}{A \code{data.frame} containing survival data (default method +only).} \item{type}{One of \code{"kaplan"} (Kaplan-Meier, default) or -\code{"nelson"} (Nelson-Aalen cumulative hazard).} +\code{"nelson"} (Nelson-Aalen cumulative hazard). Default method only.} \item{...}{Additional arguments passed to \code{\link{kaplan}} or -\code{\link{nelson}} (e.g. \code{conf.int} to change the CI width).} +\code{\link{nelson}}.} } \value{ A \code{gg_survival} \code{data.frame} with columns \code{time}, - \code{surv} (or \code{cum_haz} for Nelson-Aalen), \code{lower}, - \code{upper} (confidence limits), and \code{n.risk}. A \code{strata} - column is added when \code{by} is supplied. + \code{surv}, \code{cum_haz}, \code{lower}, \code{upper}, \code{n.risk}, + and optionally \code{groups} when \code{by} is supplied. } \description{ Nonparametric survival estimates. } \details{ -\code{gg_survival} is a wrapper function for generating -nonparametric survival estimates using either \code{\link{nelson}}-Aalen -or \code{\link{kaplan}}-Meier estimates. +\code{gg_survival} is an S3 generic for generating nonparametric +survival estimates. It dispatches on the class of its first argument: + +\describe{ + \item{\code{rfsrc}}{Extracts the response data from the fitted forest and + delegates to \code{\link{kaplan}}. Use the \code{by} argument to + stratify on a predictor stored in the model's \code{xvar} slot.} + \item{default}{Accepts raw survival data columns via the \code{interval}, + \code{censor}, \code{by}, and \code{data} arguments, delegating to + either \code{\link{kaplan}} (default) or \code{\link{nelson}}.} +} } \examples{ -## -------- pbc data +## -------- pbc data (default method — raw data columns) data(pbc, package = "randomForestSRC") pbc$time <- pbc$days / 364.25 -# This is the same as kaplan -gg_dta <- gg_survival( - interval = "time", censor = "status", - data = pbc -) - +gg_dta <- gg_survival(interval = "time", censor = "status", data = pbc) plot(gg_dta, error = "none") -plot(gg_dta) -# Stratified on treatment variable. +# Stratified gg_dta <- gg_survival( interval = "time", censor = "status", data = pbc, by = "treatment" ) - -plot(gg_dta, error = "none") plot(gg_dta) -# ...with smaller confidence limits. -gg_dta <- gg_survival( - interval = "time", censor = "status", - data = pbc, by = "treatment", conf.int = .68 -) - -plot(gg_dta, error = "lines") - } \seealso{ \code{\link{kaplan}} \code{\link{nelson}} diff --git a/man/plot.gg_error.Rd b/man/plot.gg_error.Rd index 344733dc..f2235fd4 100644 --- a/man/plot.gg_error.Rd +++ b/man/plot.gg_error.Rd @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ plot(gg_dta) ## ------------- airq data rfsrc_airq <- rfsrc(Ozone ~ ., data = airquality, - na.action = "na.impute", + na.action = "na.impute", forest = TRUE, importance = TRUE, tree.err = TRUE, diff --git a/man/plot.gg_partial.Rd b/man/plot.gg_partial.Rd new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c279ad3c --- /dev/null +++ b/man/plot.gg_partial.Rd @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand +% Please edit documentation in R/plot.gg_partial.R +\name{plot.gg_partial} +\alias{plot.gg_partial} +\title{Plot a \code{\link{gg_partial}} object} +\usage{ +\method{plot}{gg_partial}(x, ...) +} +\arguments{ +\item{x}{A \code{\link{gg_partial}} object (output of \code{\link{gg_partial}}).} + +\item{...}{Not currently used; reserved for future arguments.} +} +\value{ +When only continuous or only categorical variables are present, a + single \code{ggplot} object. When both are present, a named list with + elements \code{continuous} and \code{categorical}, each a \code{ggplot}. +} +\description{ +Produces ggplot2 partial dependence curves from the named list returned by +\code{\link{gg_partial}}. Continuous predictors are shown as line plots; +categorical predictors are shown as bar charts. Both panels are faceted by +variable name so multiple predictors can be compared at a glance. +} +\examples{ +set.seed(42) +airq <- na.omit(airquality) +rf <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc(Ozone ~ ., data = airq, ntree = 50) +pv <- randomForestSRC::plot.variable(rf, partial = TRUE, show.plots = FALSE) +pd <- gg_partial(pv) +plot(pd) + +} +\seealso{ +\code{\link{gg_partial}}, \code{\link{plot.gg_variable}} +} diff --git a/man/plot.gg_partial_rfsrc.Rd b/man/plot.gg_partial_rfsrc.Rd new file mode 100644 index 00000000..50aaf72f --- /dev/null +++ b/man/plot.gg_partial_rfsrc.Rd @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand +% Please edit documentation in R/plot.gg_partial.R +\name{plot.gg_partial_rfsrc} +\alias{plot.gg_partial_rfsrc} +\title{Plot a \code{\link{gg_partial_rfsrc}} object} +\usage{ +\method{plot}{gg_partial_rfsrc}(x, ...) +} +\arguments{ +\item{x}{A \code{\link{gg_partial_rfsrc}} object.} + +\item{...}{Not currently used.} +} +\value{ +A single \code{ggplot} object, or a named list with elements + \code{continuous} and \code{categorical} when both types are present. +} +\description{ +Produces ggplot2 partial dependence curves from the named list returned by +\code{\link{gg_partial_rfsrc}}. +} +\details{ +For standard (non-survival) forests: continuous predictors are line plots, +categorical predictors are bar charts, both faceted by variable name. + +For survival forests (when a \code{time} column is present): each predictor +value is a separate curve over time, faceted by variable name. + +For two-variable surface plots (when a \code{grp} column is present): +each group level is a separate line, faceted by primary predictor name. +} +\seealso{ +\code{\link{gg_partial_rfsrc}}, \code{\link{plot.gg_partial}} +} diff --git a/man/plot.gg_partialpro.Rd b/man/plot.gg_partialpro.Rd new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2277b8c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/plot.gg_partialpro.Rd @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand +% Please edit documentation in R/plot.gg_partial.R +\name{plot.gg_partialpro} +\alias{plot.gg_partialpro} +\title{Plot a \code{\link{gg_partialpro}} object} +\usage{ +\method{plot}{gg_partialpro}(x, type = c("parametric", "nonparametric", "causal"), ...) +} +\arguments{ +\item{x}{A \code{\link{gg_partialpro}} object.} + +\item{type}{Character vector; one or more of \code{"parametric"}, +\code{"nonparametric"}, \code{"causal"}. Defaults to all three.} + +\item{...}{Not currently used.} +} +\value{ +A single \code{ggplot} or a named list with \code{continuous} and + \code{categorical} elements when both types of predictors are present. +} +\description{ +Produces ggplot2 partial dependence curves from the named list returned by +\code{\link{gg_partialpro}}, which wraps \code{varpro::partialpro} output. +} +\details{ +Each variable produces up to three effect curves: parametric, nonparametric, +and causal. The \code{type} argument controls which are shown. +} +\seealso{ +\code{\link{gg_partialpro}} +} diff --git a/man/surv_partial.rfsrc.Rd b/man/surv_partial.rfsrc.Rd index 4e7e7acf..8fb4ff1f 100644 --- a/man/surv_partial.rfsrc.Rd +++ b/man/surv_partial.rfsrc.Rd @@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ A named list with one element per variable in \code{var_list}. Each } } \description{ +\strong{Deprecated.} Use \code{\link{gg_partial_rfsrc}} instead, which +returns a classed \code{gg_partial_rfsrc} object with a dedicated +\code{plot()} method. +} +\details{ Computes partial dependence curves for a survival or competing-risk \code{\link[randomForestSRC]{rfsrc}} forest by calling \code{\link[randomForestSRC]{partial.rfsrc}} at \code{npts} evenly-spaced @@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ unique values of each predictor across all stored event times. ## ------------------------------------------------------------ data(veteran, package = "randomForestSRC") -v.obj <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc(Surv(time,status)~., +v.obj <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc(Surv(time,status)~., veteran, nsplit = 10, ntree = 100) spart <- surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list="age", partial.type = "mort") diff --git a/tests/testthat/test_gg_partial.R b/tests/testthat/test_gg_partial.R index 4981d002..8995c368 100644 --- a/tests/testthat/test_gg_partial.R +++ b/tests/testthat/test_gg_partial.R @@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ make_mock_partial_data <- function() { # ---- gg_partial unit tests ----------------------------------------------- -test_that("gg_partial returns list with continuous and categorical", { +test_that("gg_partial returns a gg_partial object with continuous and categorical", { mock_dta <- make_mock_partial_data() result <- gg_partial(mock_dta) - expect_type(result, "list") + expect_s3_class(result, "gg_partial") expect_named(result, c("continuous", "categorical")) expect_s3_class(result$continuous, "data.frame") expect_s3_class(result$categorical, "data.frame") @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ test_that("gg_partial with low cat_limit classifies Month as continuous", { # ---- gg_partial_rfsrc integration tests ----------------------------------- -test_that("gg_partial_rfsrc regression returns correct structure", { +test_that("gg_partial_rfsrc regression returns a gg_partial_rfsrc object", { skip_if_not_installed("randomForestSRC") set.seed(42) @@ -122,12 +122,43 @@ test_that("gg_partial_rfsrc regression returns correct structure", { result <- gg_partial_rfsrc(rf, xvar.names = c("Wind")) - expect_type(result, "list") + expect_s3_class(result, "gg_partial_rfsrc") expect_named(result, c("continuous", "categorical")) expect_s3_class(result$continuous, "data.frame") expect_s3_class(result$categorical, "data.frame") }) +test_that("plot.gg_partial returns a ggplot for continuous-only data", { + mock_dta <- make_mock_partial_data() + result <- gg_partial(mock_dta, nvars = 1) # only Wind (continuous) + + gg_plt <- plot(result) + expect_s3_class(gg_plt, "ggplot") +}) + +test_that("plot.gg_partial returns a list of ggplots when both types present", { + mock_dta <- make_mock_partial_data() + result <- gg_partial(mock_dta) + + out <- plot(result) + expect_type(out, "list") + expect_named(out, c("continuous", "categorical")) + expect_s3_class(out$continuous, "ggplot") + expect_s3_class(out$categorical, "ggplot") +}) + +test_that("plot.gg_partial_rfsrc returns a ggplot", { + skip_if_not_installed("randomForestSRC") + + set.seed(42) + airq <- na.omit(airquality) + rf <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc(Ozone ~ ., data = airq, ntree = 50, nsplit = 5) + result <- gg_partial_rfsrc(rf, xvar.names = "Wind") + + gg_plt <- plot(result) + expect_s3_class(gg_plt, "ggplot") +}) + test_that("gg_partial_rfsrc Wind is continuous in airquality model", { skip_if_not_installed("randomForestSRC") @@ -214,3 +245,180 @@ test_that("gg_partial_rfsrc with xvar2.name returns grouped result", { expect_true("grp" %in% colnames(result$continuous)) } }) + +# ---- n_eval and cat_limit --------------------------------------------------- + +test_that("n_eval limits evaluation grid size for continuous variables", { + skip_if_not_installed("randomForestSRC") + + set.seed(42) + airq <- na.omit(airquality) + rf <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc(Ozone ~ ., data = airq, ntree = 50, nsplit = 5) + + # Wind has 31 unique values in the full airquality dataset; n_eval = 8 + # should produce at most 8 evaluation points in the output + result <- gg_partial_rfsrc(rf, xvar.names = "Wind", n_eval = 8) + + expect_gt(nrow(result$continuous), 0) + expect_lte(nrow(result$continuous), 8) +}) + +test_that("default n_eval = 25 caps large continuous grids", { + skip_if_not_installed("randomForestSRC") + + set.seed(42) + airq <- na.omit(airquality) + rf <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc(Ozone ~ ., data = airq, ntree = 50, nsplit = 5) + + result <- gg_partial_rfsrc(rf, xvar.names = "Wind") # default n_eval = 25 + + expect_lte(nrow(result$continuous), 25) +}) + +test_that("cat_limit controls continuous vs categorical dispatch", { + skip_if_not_installed("randomForestSRC") + + set.seed(42) + airq <- na.omit(airquality) + rf <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc(Ozone ~ ., data = airq, ntree = 50, nsplit = 5) + + # Month has 5 unique values. + # With default cat_limit = 10: Month → categorical + result_cat <- gg_partial_rfsrc(rf, xvar.names = "Month", cat_limit = 10) + expect_gt(nrow(result_cat$categorical), 0) + expect_true("Month" %in% result_cat$categorical$name) + + # With cat_limit = 3: Month (5 unique values >= 3) → continuous + result_cont <- gg_partial_rfsrc(rf, xvar.names = "Month", cat_limit = 3) + expect_gt(nrow(result_cont$continuous), 0) + expect_true("Month" %in% result_cont$continuous$name) +}) + +# ---- survival forest path --------------------------------------------------- + +# Helper: fit a small survival forest on veteran data (n = 137, fast to build) +make_veteran_rf <- function() { + skip_if_not_installed("randomForestSRC") + skip_if_not_installed("survival") + veteran <- survival::veteran # direct access avoids .GlobalEnv loading issue + Surv <- survival::Surv # parseFormula rejects namespace::Surv(...) syntax # nolint: object_name_linter + set.seed(42) + randomForestSRC::rfsrc( + Surv(time, status) ~ trt + karno + diagtime + age + prior, + data = veteran, + ntree = 100, + nsplit = 5 + ) +} + +test_that("survival forest is detected as is_surv = TRUE", { + rf <- make_veteran_rf() + expect_true(grepl("surv", rf$family, ignore.case = TRUE)) + expect_false(is.null(rf$time.interest)) + expect_gt(length(rf$time.interest), 0) +}) + +test_that("partial.time values are snapped to time.interest grid", { + rf <- make_veteran_rf() + ti <- rf$time.interest + + # Pick a target time that almost certainly is not exactly in time.interest + target <- mean(range(ti)) # midpoint of observed event times + snapped <- ti[which.min(abs(ti - target))] + + # snapped must be an exact member of time.interest + expect_true(snapped %in% ti) + # and it should be closer to target than any other grid point + diffs <- abs(ti - target) + expect_equal(snapped, ti[which.min(diffs)]) +}) + +test_that("gg_partial_rfsrc survival: default partial.time uses quartiles", { + rf <- make_veteran_rf() + ti <- rf$time.interest + + # When partial.time = NULL, three quartile-snapped times are used. + # We can verify this by inspecting how many distinct time values appear + # in the output (should be 3 unless quartile snapping collapses duplicates). + result <- tryCatch( + gg_partial_rfsrc(rf, xvar.names = "karno"), + error = function(e) { + skip(paste( + "partial.rfsrc() failed for survival forest (upstream bug):", + conditionMessage(e) + )) + } + ) + + expect_type(result, "list") + expect_named(result, c("continuous", "categorical")) + expect_gt(nrow(result$continuous), 0) + # time column should be present in survival output + expect_true("time" %in% colnames(result$continuous)) + # at most 3 distinct time values (one per quartile) + expect_lte(length(unique(result$continuous$time)), 3) +}) + +test_that("gg_partial_rfsrc survival: explicit partial.time is snapped and used", { + rf <- make_veteran_rf() + ti <- rf$time.interest + # Target the median event time + t_med <- ti[which.min(abs(ti - median(ti)))] + + result <- tryCatch( + gg_partial_rfsrc(rf, xvar.names = "karno", partial.time = t_med), + error = function(e) { + skip(paste( + "partial.rfsrc() failed for survival forest (upstream bug):", + conditionMessage(e) + )) + } + ) + + expect_type(result, "list") + expect_gt(nrow(result$continuous), 0) + expect_true("time" %in% colnames(result$continuous)) + # The only time value in the output should be (close to) t_med + expect_true(all(abs(result$continuous$time - t_med) < 1e-9)) +}) + +test_that("gg_partial_rfsrc survival: multiple partial.time values produce one row-set per time", { + rf <- make_veteran_rf() + ti <- rf$time.interest + t1 <- ti[which.min(abs(ti - quantile(ti, 0.25)))] + t2 <- ti[which.min(abs(ti - quantile(ti, 0.75)))] + # Ensure we actually have two distinct snapped times + if (t1 == t2) skip("quartile times collapsed to same grid point") + + result <- tryCatch( + gg_partial_rfsrc(rf, xvar.names = "karno", partial.time = c(t1, t2)), + error = function(e) { + skip(paste( + "partial.rfsrc() failed for survival forest (upstream bug):", + conditionMessage(e) + )) + } + ) + + expect_type(result, "list") + n_times <- length(unique(result$continuous$time)) + expect_equal(n_times, 2L) +}) + +test_that("gg_partial_rfsrc survival: returns correct column names", { + rf <- make_veteran_rf() + ti <- rf$time.interest + t_med <- ti[which.min(abs(ti - median(ti)))] + + result <- tryCatch( + gg_partial_rfsrc(rf, xvar.names = "karno", partial.time = t_med), + error = function(e) { + skip(paste( + "partial.rfsrc() failed for survival forest (upstream bug):", + conditionMessage(e) + )) + } + ) + + expect_true(all(c("x", "yhat", "name", "time") %in% colnames(result$continuous))) +}) diff --git a/tests/testthat/test_gg_partialpro.R b/tests/testthat/test_gg_partialpro.R index d6ab51fe..e8144f51 100644 --- a/tests/testthat/test_gg_partialpro.R +++ b/tests/testthat/test_gg_partialpro.R @@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ make_mock_partialpro_data <- function(n_obs = 50, n_pts = 20) { # ---- basic structure ------------------------------------------------------- -test_that("gg_partialpro returns list with continuous and categorical", { +test_that("gg_partialpro returns a gg_partialpro object with continuous and categorical", { mock_dta <- make_mock_partialpro_data() result <- gg_partialpro(mock_dta) - expect_type(result, "list") + expect_s3_class(result, "gg_partialpro") expect_named(result, c("continuous", "categorical")) expect_s3_class(result$continuous, "data.frame") expect_s3_class(result$categorical, "data.frame") @@ -149,3 +149,32 @@ test_that("gg_partialpro handles variable with 3 categories", { # All 3 category labels should appear expect_equal(length(unique(grp_rows$variable)), 3) }) + +# ---- plot.gg_partialpro ---------------------------------------------------- + +test_that("plot.gg_partialpro returns a ggplot for continuous data", { + mock_dta <- make_mock_partialpro_data() + result <- gg_partialpro(mock_dta, nvars = 1) # only age (continuous) + + gg_plt <- plot(result) + expect_s3_class(gg_plt, "ggplot") +}) + +test_that("plot.gg_partialpro returns named list when both types present", { + mock_dta <- make_mock_partialpro_data() + result <- gg_partialpro(mock_dta) + + out <- plot(result) + expect_type(out, "list") + expect_named(out, c("continuous", "categorical")) + expect_s3_class(out$continuous, "ggplot") + expect_s3_class(out$categorical, "ggplot") +}) + +test_that("plot.gg_partialpro type argument subsets effect columns", { + mock_dta <- make_mock_partialpro_data() + result <- gg_partialpro(mock_dta, nvars = 1) + + gg_plt <- plot(result, type = "parametric") + expect_s3_class(gg_plt, "ggplot") +}) diff --git a/tests/testthat/test_gg_survival.R b/tests/testthat/test_gg_survival.R index c25d0c31..f6decf40 100644 --- a/tests/testthat/test_gg_survival.R +++ b/tests/testthat/test_gg_survival.R @@ -94,3 +94,54 @@ test_that("gg_survival regression", { ## Create the correct gg_error object expect_error(gg_survival(data = Boston)) }) + +test_that("gg_survival.rfsrc extracts KM from a survival forest", { + skip_if_not_installed("randomForestSRC") + + veteran <- survival::veteran + Surv <- survival::Surv # nolint: object_name_linter + set.seed(42) + rf <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc( + Surv(time, status) ~ trt + karno + diagtime + age + prior, + data = veteran, + ntree = 50, + nsplit = 5 + ) + + gg_dta <- gg_survival(rf) + + expect_s3_class(gg_dta, "gg_survival") + expect_true(all(c("time", "surv", "lower", "upper") %in% colnames(gg_dta))) + expect_s3_class(plot(gg_dta, error = "none"), "ggplot") +}) + +test_that("gg_survival.rfsrc supports stratification via by", { + skip_if_not_installed("randomForestSRC") + + veteran <- survival::veteran + Surv <- survival::Surv # nolint: object_name_linter + set.seed(42) + rf <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc( + Surv(time, status) ~ trt + karno + diagtime + age + prior, + data = veteran, + ntree = 50, + nsplit = 5 + ) + + gg_dta <- gg_survival(rf, by = "trt") + + expect_s3_class(gg_dta, "gg_survival") + expect_true("groups" %in% colnames(gg_dta)) + expect_s3_class(plot(gg_dta), "ggplot") +}) + +test_that("gg_survival.rfsrc errors on non-survival forest", { + skip_if_not_installed("randomForestSRC") + + set.seed(42) + airq <- na.omit(airquality) + rf_reg <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc(Ozone ~ ., data = airq, ntree = 30) + + # Regression forests have no $yvar with two survival columns + expect_error(gg_survival(rf_reg), regexp = "survival forest") +}) diff --git a/tests/testthat/test_randomForest_helpers.R b/tests/testthat/test_randomForest_helpers.R index 426209da..a1ead896 100644 --- a/tests/testthat/test_randomForest_helpers.R +++ b/tests/testthat/test_randomForest_helpers.R @@ -1,6 +1,4 @@ -skip_if_not_installed("randomForest") - data(Boston, package = "MASS") data(iris, package = "datasets") @@ -10,6 +8,7 @@ iris_subset <- droplevels(subset(iris, Species != "setosa")) test_that(".rf_recover_model_frame rebuilds subsetted data", { + skip_if_not_installed("randomForest") rf_subset <- randomForest::randomForest( Species ~ ., data = iris_subset, @@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ test_that(".rf_recover_model_frame rebuilds subsetted data", { test_that(".rf_training_curve returns trajectories for both families", { + skip_if_not_installed("randomForest") rf_cls <- randomForest::randomForest( Species ~ ., data = iris, @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ test_that(".rf_training_curve returns trajectories for both families", { test_that("training curves are skipped when forests are discarded", { + skip_if_not_installed("randomForest") rf_plain <- randomForest::randomForest( Species ~ ., data = iris, @@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ test_that("training curves are skipped when forests are discarded", { test_that("gg_vimp falls back to placeholder when importance is unavailable", { + skip_if_not_installed("randomForest") rf_noimp <- randomForest::randomForest( medv ~ ., data = Boston, diff --git a/tests/testthat/test_snapshots.R b/tests/testthat/test_snapshots.R index 30e32072..4162a44a 100644 --- a/tests/testthat/test_snapshots.R +++ b/tests/testthat/test_snapshots.R @@ -6,21 +6,18 @@ # # All models are built with set.seed() to ensure reproducible plots. -# Skip the entire file if vdiffr is not available (e.g. on CRAN). -if (!requireNamespace("vdiffr", quietly = TRUE)) { - skip("vdiffr not installed") -} - -# Guard: only register snapshot tests when explicitly opted in. -# Set VDIFFR_RUN_TESTS=true to generate or compare visual baselines. -# This avoids failures on fresh checkouts (no _snaps/ directory) and in CI. +# Guard: only register snapshot tests when explicitly opted in AND vdiffr is +# available. Set VDIFFR_RUN_TESTS=true to generate or compare visual baselines. +# This avoids failures on fresh checkouts (no _snaps/ directory) and in CI, +# and avoids a top-level skip() that would appear as an empty test in reports. # # To generate baselines locally: # 1. Run Sys.setenv(VDIFFR_RUN_TESTS = "true") # 2. Run devtools::test(filter = "snapshots") # 3. Call testthat::snapshot_accept() # 4. Commit tests/testthat/_snaps/ to the repo -if (identical(Sys.getenv("VDIFFR_RUN_TESTS"), "true")) { +if (requireNamespace("vdiffr", quietly = TRUE) && + identical(Sys.getenv("VDIFFR_RUN_TESTS"), "true")) { ## ---- Shared fixtures ------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/tests/testthat/test_surv_partial.R b/tests/testthat/test_surv_partial.R index d1efb63b..d654c83f 100644 --- a/tests/testthat/test_surv_partial.R +++ b/tests/testthat/test_surv_partial.R @@ -1,8 +1,33 @@ # Tests for surv_partial.rfsrc +# +# surv_partial.rfsrc() is deprecated in favour of gg_partial_rfsrc(). +# All calls are wrapped in suppressWarnings() so the deprecation message does +# not produce noise in the test output. The deprecation warning itself is +# verified in the first test_that block below. # Survival formula helper (rfsrc requires Surv to be in local scope) Surv <- survival::Surv # nolint: object_name_linter +test_that("surv_partial.rfsrc emits a deprecation warning", { + skip_if_not_installed("randomForestSRC") + + data(veteran, package = "randomForestSRC") + set.seed(42) + v.obj <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc( + Surv(time, status) ~ ., + data = veteran, + ntree = 50, + nsplit = 5 + ) + + expect_warning( + suppressMessages( + surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "mort") + ), + regexp = "deprecated" + ) +}) + test_that("surv_partial.rfsrc returns list with one element per variable", { skip_if_not_installed("randomForestSRC") @@ -10,12 +35,14 @@ test_that("surv_partial.rfsrc returns list with one element per variable", { set.seed(42) v.obj <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc( Surv(time, status) ~ ., - data = veteran, - ntree = 50, + data = veteran, + ntree = 50, nsplit = 5 ) - result <- surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "mort") + result <- suppressWarnings( + surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "mort") + ) expect_type(result, "list") expect_length(result, 1) @@ -29,12 +56,14 @@ test_that("surv_partial.rfsrc result element has name and dta fields", { set.seed(42) v.obj <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc( Surv(time, status) ~ ., - data = veteran, - ntree = 50, + data = veteran, + ntree = 50, nsplit = 5 ) - result <- surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "mort") + result <- suppressWarnings( + surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "mort") + ) expect_named(result[[1]], c("name", "dta")) expect_true(!is.null(result[[1]]$dta)) @@ -47,14 +76,13 @@ test_that("surv_partial.rfsrc processes multiple variables", { set.seed(42) v.obj <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc( Surv(time, status) ~ ., - data = veteran, - ntree = 50, + data = veteran, + ntree = 50, nsplit = 5 ) - result <- surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, - var_list = c("age", "karno"), - partial.type = "mort" + result <- suppressWarnings( + surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = c("age", "karno"), partial.type = "mort") ) expect_length(result, 2) @@ -70,12 +98,14 @@ test_that("surv_partial.rfsrc works with surv partial.type", { set.seed(42) v.obj <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc( Surv(time, status) ~ ., - data = veteran, - ntree = 50, + data = veteran, + ntree = 50, nsplit = 5 ) - result <- surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "surv") + result <- suppressWarnings( + surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "surv") + ) expect_type(result, "list") expect_length(result, 1) @@ -89,15 +119,13 @@ test_that("surv_partial.rfsrc npts argument limits unique x values", { set.seed(42) v.obj <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc( Surv(time, status) ~ ., - data = veteran, - ntree = 50, + data = veteran, + ntree = 50, nsplit = 5 ) - result <- surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, - var_list = "age", - partial.type = "mort", - npts = 5 + result <- suppressWarnings( + surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "mort", npts = 5) ) expect_type(result, "list") @@ -112,13 +140,15 @@ local({ set.seed(42) v.obj <- randomForestSRC::rfsrc( Surv(time, status) ~ ., - data = veteran, - ntree = 50, + data = veteran, + ntree = 50, nsplit = 5 ) test_that("surv_partial.rfsrc dta element has x and yhat columns", { - result <- surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "mort") + result <- suppressWarnings( + surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "mort") + ) dta <- result[[1]]$dta expect_true(!is.null(dta)) # get.partial.plot.data returns a list with $x (predictor values) and @@ -129,10 +159,8 @@ local({ test_that("surv_partial.rfsrc npts limits evaluation points", { npts_requested <- 5L - result <- surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, - var_list = "age", - partial.type = "mort", - npts = npts_requested + result <- suppressWarnings( + surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "mort", npts = npts_requested) ) dta <- result[[1]]$dta # The number of evaluation points should be <= npts_requested @@ -140,8 +168,12 @@ local({ }) test_that("surv_partial.rfsrc mort and surv partial.types return different yhat scales", { - res_mort <- surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "mort") - res_surv <- surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "surv") + res_mort <- suppressWarnings( + surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "mort") + ) + res_surv <- suppressWarnings( + surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "surv") + ) yhat_mort <- res_mort[[1]]$dta$yhat yhat_surv <- res_surv[[1]]$dta$yhat @@ -157,20 +189,26 @@ local({ test_that("surv_partial.rfsrc verbose: prints variable name during computation", { expect_output( - surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "mort"), + suppressWarnings( + surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "age", partial.type = "mort") + ), regexp = "age" ) }) test_that("surv_partial.rfsrc errors on invalid variable name", { expect_error( - surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "nonexistent_var", partial.type = "mort") + suppressWarnings( + surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = "nonexistent_var", partial.type = "mort") + ) ) }) test_that("surv_partial.rfsrc result names match requested var_list order", { vars <- c("karno", "age", "diagtime") - result <- surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = vars, partial.type = "mort") + result <- suppressWarnings( + surv_partial.rfsrc(v.obj, var_list = vars, partial.type = "mort") + ) names_out <- vapply(result, function(x) x$name, character(1L)) expect_equal(names_out, vars) }) diff --git a/vignettes/ggRandomForests-regression.qmd b/vignettes/ggRandomForests-regression.qmd new file mode 100644 index 00000000..440d1f1a --- /dev/null +++ b/vignettes/ggRandomForests-regression.qmd @@ -0,0 +1,415 @@ +--- +title: "Random Forest Regression with ggRandomForests" +author: "John Ehrlinger" +date: today +format: + html: + toc: true + toc-depth: 3 + html-math-method: mathjax + code-fold: false +bibliography: ggRandomForests.bib +vignette: > + %\VignetteIndexEntry{Random Forest Regression with ggRandomForests} + %\VignetteEngine{quarto::html} + %\VignetteEncoding{UTF-8} +--- + +::: {.callout-warning} +## Work in progress +This vignette is under active development. Code examples and narrative may +change before the next release. +::: + +```{r setup, include=FALSE} +knitr::opts_chunk$set( + fig.align = "center", + fig.width = 7, + fig.height = 5, + message = FALSE, + warning = FALSE, + comment = "#>" +) +options(mc.cores = 1, rf.cores = 1) +``` + +# Introduction + +Random forests [@Breiman:2001] are a non-parametric ensemble method that +requires no distributional or functional assumptions on how covariates relate to +the response. The method builds a large collection of de-correlated decision +trees via bootstrap aggregation (bagging) and random feature selection, then +averages their predictions to produce a stable, low-variance estimator. The +**randomForestSRC** package [@Ishwaran:RFSRC:2014] provides a unified +implementation for survival, regression, and classification forests. + +**ggRandomForests** extracts tidy data objects from `rfsrc` fits and renders +them with **ggplot2** [@Wickham:2009], making it straightforward to explore how a +forest is constructed, which variables matter, and how the response depends on +individual predictors. + +This vignette demonstrates a complete random forest regression workflow on the +Boston Housing data set [@Harrison:1978; @Belsley:1980]: + +1. **Data exploration** --- EDA scatter panels, variable descriptions +2. **Growing the forest** --- fitting an RF, checking OOB error convergence +3. **Variable selection** --- VIMP and minimal depth via `max.subtree()` +4. **Dependence plots** --- variable dependence and partial dependence via + `gg_variable()` and `gg_partial_rfsrc()` +5. **Variable interactions** --- conditioning plots and interactive 3-D partial + dependence surfaces with **plotly** + +```{r packages} +library(ggplot2) +library(dplyr) +library(tidyr) +library(randomForestSRC) + +if (requireNamespace("ggRandomForests", quietly = TRUE)) { + library(ggRandomForests) +} else if (requireNamespace("pkgload", quietly = TRUE)) { + pkgload::load_all(export_all = FALSE, helpers = FALSE, attach_testthat = FALSE) +} else { + stop("Install ggRandomForests (or pkgload for dev builds) to render this vignette.") +} + +theme_set(theme_bw()) +``` + +# Data: Boston Housing Values + +The Boston Housing data [@Harrison:1978; @Belsley:1980] is a standard benchmark +for regression. It contains data for 506 census tracts of Boston from the 1970 +census. The objective is to predict the median value of owner-occupied homes +(`medv`, in \$1000s) from 13 predictors covering crime, zoning, industry, +environmental quality, and housing characteristics. We use the copy from the +**MASS** package [@mass:2002]. + +```{r data-load} +data(Boston, package = "MASS") +Boston$chas <- as.logical(Boston$chas) # nolint: object_name_linter +``` + +```{r variable-labels} +st_labs <- c( + crim = "Crime rate by town", + zn = "Residential land zoned > 25k sq ft (%)", + indus = "Non-retail business acres (%)", + chas = "Borders Charles River", + nox = "Nitrogen oxides (10 ppm)", + rm = "Rooms per dwelling", + age = "Units built before 1940 (%)", + dis = "Distance to employment centers", + rad = "Highway accessibility index", + tax = "Property tax rate per $10,000", + ptratio = "Pupil-teacher ratio", + black = "Proportion of Black residents", + lstat = "Lower status population (%)", + medv = "Median home value ($1000s)" +) +``` + +## Exploratory data analysis + +We plot each predictor against the response (`medv`), coloring by the sole +categorical variable (`chas`, whether the tract borders the Charles River). A +loess smooth highlights the marginal trend. + +```{r eda, fig.cap="EDA: each predictor vs. median home value, colored by Charles River indicator."} +dta <- Boston |> + pivot_longer(c(-medv, -chas), names_to = "variable", values_to = "value") + +ggplot(dta, aes(x = medv, y = value, color = chas)) + + geom_point(alpha = 0.4) + + geom_smooth(aes(x = medv, y = value), color = "grey30", + inherit.aes = FALSE, se = FALSE) + + labs(y = "", x = st_labs["medv"]) + + scale_color_brewer(palette = "Set2") + + facet_wrap(~variable, scales = "free_y", ncol = 3) +``` + +Even from this simple view, the strong relationship between `medv` and both +`lstat` (lower status %) and `rm` (rooms per dwelling) is apparent. We expect +the random forest to confirm these as the most important predictors. + +# Growing a Random Forest + +We grow a regression forest using all 13 predictors. The `rfsrc()` function +detects the regression family from the continuous response. + +```{r rfsrc-fit} +rfsrc_Boston <- rfsrc(medv ~ ., data = Boston, # nolint: object_name_linter + importance = TRUE, err.block = 5) +rfsrc_Boston +``` + +The forest grew `r rfsrc_Boston$ntree` trees, splitting on +`r rfsrc_Boston$mtry` randomly selected candidate variables at each node, and +stopping at a minimum terminal node size of `r rfsrc_Boston$nodesize`. + +## OOB error convergence + +```{r error-plot, fig.height=4, fig.cap="OOB mean squared error vs. number of trees."} +gg_e <- gg_error(rfsrc_Boston) +gg_e <- gg_e |> filter(!is.na(error)) +class(gg_e) <- c("gg_error", class(gg_e)) +plot(gg_e) +``` + +The error stabilizes well before 500 trees, indicating the forest is large +enough for reliable predictions. + +## OOB predictions + +```{r rfsrc-predicted, fig.height=4, fig.cap="OOB predicted median home values. Points are jittered; boxplot shows the distribution."} +plot(gg_rfsrc(rfsrc_Boston), alpha = 0.5) + + coord_cartesian(ylim = c(5, 49)) +``` + +Each point is a single tract's OOB prediction. The distribution is a sanity +check --- we are more interested in the *why* behind these predictions. + +# Variable Selection + +## Variable importance (VIMP) + +VIMP measures the increase in prediction error when a variable is randomly +permuted [@Breiman:2001]. Large positive values mean the variable is essential; +negative values suggest noise is more informative. + +```{r vimp-plot, fig.cap="VIMP ranking. Longer blue bars indicate more important variables."} +plot(gg_vimp(rfsrc_Boston), lbls = st_labs) +``` + +`lstat` and `rm` dominate, with a clear gap to the remaining predictors. All +VIMP values are positive, indicating every predictor contributes at least +marginally. + +## Minimal depth + +Minimal depth [@Ishwaran:2010] ranks variables by how close to the root node +they first split, on average. Variables that partition large portions of the +population early are considered most important. + +```{r varsel} +md_Boston <- max.subtree(rfsrc_Boston) # nolint: object_name_linter +``` + +The threshold is `r round(md_Boston$threshold, 2)`, selecting +`r length(md_Boston$topvars)` variables: +`r paste(md_Boston$topvars, collapse = ", ")`. + +Both VIMP and minimal depth agree on the dominance of `lstat` and `rm`. We use +the minimal depth top variables for the remainder of the analysis. + +```{r select-vars} +xvar <- md_Boston$topvars +``` + +# Variable Dependence + +## Variable dependence plots + +Variable dependence shows each tract's OOB predicted `medv` plotted against a +predictor, with a loess smooth indicating the trend. + +```{r vardep-panel, fig.cap="Variable dependence for top predictors (minimal depth rank order)."} +gg_v <- gg_variable(rfsrc_Boston) + +plot(gg_v, xvar = xvar, panel = TRUE, alpha = 0.5) + + labs(y = st_labs["medv"], x = "") +``` + +The panels confirm what EDA suggested: `medv` decreases sharply with `lstat` and +increases with `rm`, both in strongly non-linear ways. The remaining variables +show weaker but still discernible trends. + +```{r vardep-chas, fig.height=4, fig.cap="Variable dependence for Charles River (categorical)."} +plot(gg_v, xvar = "chas", alpha = 0.4) + + labs(y = st_labs["medv"]) +``` + +Most tracts do not border the Charles River, and the predicted value +distributions largely overlap --- consistent with `chas` ranking last in both +VIMP and minimal depth. + +## Partial dependence + +Partial dependence integrates out the effects of all other covariates, giving a +risk-adjusted view of each predictor's marginal effect [@Friedman:2000]: + +$$ +\tilde{f}(x) = \frac{1}{n} \sum_{i=1}^n \hat{f}(x, x_{i,o}) +$$ + +We use `gg_partial_rfsrc()`, which calls `randomForestSRC::partial.rfsrc()` +directly and returns a `gg_partial_rfsrc` object. The quickest path to a plot +is `plot(pd)`, which handles continuous and categorical variables automatically. +For a custom layout we can also access `pd$continuous` directly. + +```{r partial-dep, fig.cap="Partial dependence for top predictors."} +pd <- gg_partial_rfsrc(rfsrc_Boston, xvar.names = xvar) + +# Quick S3 plot — works out of the box for the standard regression case +plot(pd) +``` + +For a publication-ready layout with custom axis labels, access the underlying +data frame directly: + +```{r partial-dep-custom, fig.cap="Partial dependence (custom styling)."} +ggplot(pd$continuous, aes(x = x, y = yhat)) + + geom_line(color = "steelblue", linewidth = 1) + + facet_wrap(~name, scales = "free_x") + + labs(y = st_labs["medv"], x = "") + + theme_bw() +``` + +`lstat` shows a strongly concave relationship, while `rm` has a flat region +below ~6 rooms before increasing sharply. These non-linear shapes are difficult +to capture with simple parametric transforms but are naturally handled by the +random forest. + +# Variable Interactions and Conditioning Plots + +## Conditioning on a categorical variable + +The simplest coplot conditions on a categorical variable. Here we examine +`medv` vs. `lstat`, split by Charles River status: + +```{r coplot-chas, fig.height=4, fig.cap="Variable dependence on lstat, conditional on Charles River."} +gg_v$chas_label <- ifelse(gg_v$chas, "Borders Charles River", + "Does not border") + +plot(gg_v, xvar = "lstat", alpha = 0.5) + + labs(y = st_labs["medv"], x = st_labs["lstat"]) + + theme(legend.position = "none") + + facet_wrap(~chas_label) +``` + +The decreasing trend holds in both groups, with slightly higher values along the +Charles River at every `lstat` level. + +## Conditioning on a continuous variable + +To investigate the `lstat`--`rm` interaction, we bin `rm` into six quantile +groups using `quantile_pts()` and facet: + +```{r coplot-rm, fig.cap="Predicted medv vs. lstat, conditional on rooms-per-dwelling groups."} +rm_pts <- quantile_pts(rfsrc_Boston$xvar$rm, groups = 6, intervals = TRUE) +gg_v$rm_grp <- cut(rfsrc_Boston$xvar$rm, breaks = rm_pts) +levels(gg_v$rm_grp) <- paste("rm in", levels(gg_v$rm_grp)) + +plot(gg_v, xvar = "lstat", alpha = 0.5) + + labs(y = st_labs["medv"], x = st_labs["lstat"]) + + theme(legend.position = "none") + + scale_color_brewer(palette = "Set3") + + facet_wrap(~rm_grp) +``` + +Median values decrease with `lstat` within every `rm` group, but the intercept +shifts upward with more rooms. Smaller homes in low-`lstat` (high-status) +neighborhoods still command high prices. + +The complement view --- `medv` vs. `rm`, conditional on `lstat` groups --- +completes the picture: + +```{r coplot-lstat, fig.cap="Predicted medv vs. rooms, conditional on lower-status groups."} +lstat_pts <- quantile_pts(rfsrc_Boston$xvar$lstat, groups = 6, + intervals = TRUE) +gg_v$lstat_grp <- cut(rfsrc_Boston$xvar$lstat, breaks = lstat_pts) +levels(gg_v$lstat_grp) <- paste("lstat in", levels(gg_v$lstat_grp)) + +plot(gg_v, xvar = "rm", alpha = 0.5) + + labs(y = st_labs["medv"], x = st_labs["rm"]) + + theme(legend.position = "none") + + scale_color_brewer(palette = "Set3") + + facet_wrap(~lstat_grp) +``` + +The `rm` effect is strongest in low-`lstat` tracts (bottom-left panels) and +nearly flat in high-`lstat` tracts, confirming a meaningful interaction. + +# Interactive Partial Dependence Surface + +To visualize the joint partial dependence of `medv` on `lstat` and `rm`, we +compute partial dependence on a grid: 25 values of `rm`, each evaluated at 25 +points along `lstat`. + +```{r surface-data, cache=TRUE} +rm_grid <- quantile_pts(rfsrc_Boston$xvar$rm, groups = 25) + +surface_list <- lapply(rm_grid, function(rm_val) { + newx <- rfsrc_Boston$xvar + newx$rm <- rm_val + pd_rm <- gg_partial_rfsrc(rfsrc_Boston, xvar.names = "lstat", newx = newx) + df <- pd_rm$continuous + df$rm <- rm_val + df +}) + +surface_df <- bind_rows(surface_list) +``` + +```{r plotly-surface, fig.cap="Interactive partial dependence surface: median home value as a function of lstat and rm."} +if (requireNamespace("plotly", quietly = TRUE)) { + library(plotly) + + surface_wide <- surface_df |> + select(lstat = x, rm, medv = yhat) |> + arrange(rm, lstat) + + lstat_vals <- sort(unique(surface_wide$lstat)) + rm_vals <- sort(unique(surface_wide$rm)) + z_matrix <- matrix(surface_wide$medv, + nrow = length(rm_vals), + ncol = length(lstat_vals), + byrow = TRUE) + + plot_ly(x = lstat_vals, y = rm_vals, z = z_matrix) |> + add_surface(colorscale = "Viridis", showscale = TRUE) |> + layout( + scene = list( + xaxis = list(title = "Lower Status (%)"), + yaxis = list(title = "Rooms per Dwelling"), + zaxis = list(title = "Median Value ($1000s)") + ) + ) +} else { + message("Install the plotly package for interactive 3D surfaces.") + ggplot(surface_df, aes(x = x, y = rm, fill = yhat)) + + geom_tile() + + scale_fill_viridis_c(name = "Median Value") + + labs(x = "Lower Status (%)", y = "Rooms per Dwelling") + + theme_bw() +} +``` + +The surface confirms the strong interaction: home values are highest when `lstat` +is low and `rm` is high (upper-left corner), dropping steeply along both axes. +The non-planar curvature --- particularly the sharp step near `rm` = 7 --- +demonstrates the kind of complex, non-linear structure that random forests +capture naturally. + +# Conclusion + +This vignette demonstrated a complete random forest regression analysis using +**randomForestSRC** and **ggRandomForests**: + +- **OOB error** via `gg_error()` showed the forest stabilized quickly. +- **VIMP** via `gg_vimp()` and **minimal depth** via `max.subtree()` both + identified `lstat` and `rm` as the dominant predictors, with a clear gap to + the remaining variables. +- **Variable dependence** via `gg_variable()` revealed strongly non-linear + predictor--response relationships that match the raw data EDA. +- **Partial dependence** via `gg_partial_rfsrc()` provided risk-adjusted + confirmation, showing concave `lstat` and threshold-like `rm` effects. +- **Conditioning plots** and **interactive surfaces** exposed the `lstat`--`rm` + interaction, where the room-size effect is strongest in high-status + neighborhoods. + +The **ggRandomForests** design separates data extraction from plotting: every +`gg_*()` function returns a tidy data frame that can be plotted with the +package's `plot()` methods or fed directly into custom `ggplot2` workflows. + +# References diff --git a/vignettes/ggRandomForests-survival.qmd b/vignettes/ggRandomForests-survival.qmd new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2fb234df --- /dev/null +++ b/vignettes/ggRandomForests-survival.qmd @@ -0,0 +1,607 @@ +--- +title: "Random Forest Survival Analysis with ggRandomForests" +author: "John Ehrlinger" +date: today +format: + html: + toc: true + toc-depth: 3 + html-math-method: mathjax + code-fold: false +bibliography: ggRandomForests.bib +vignette: > + %\VignetteIndexEntry{Random Forest Survival Analysis with ggRandomForests} + %\VignetteEngine{quarto::html} + %\VignetteEncoding{UTF-8} +--- + +::: {.callout-warning} +## Work in progress +This vignette is under active development. Code examples and narrative may +change before the next release. +::: + +```{r setup, include=FALSE} +knitr::opts_chunk$set( + fig.align = "center", + fig.width = 7, + fig.height = 5, + message = FALSE, + warning = FALSE, + comment = "#>" +) +options(mc.cores = 1, rf.cores = 1) +``` + +# Introduction + +Random forests [@Breiman:2001] are a non-parametric ensemble method that +requires no distributional assumptions on the relation between covariates and +the response. Random survival forests (RSF) [@Ishwaran:2007a; @Ishwaran:2008] +extend the method to right-censored, time-to-event data by growing trees with a +log-rank splitting rule and aggregating Kaplan--Meier estimates within terminal +nodes. + +The **randomForestSRC** package [@Ishwaran:RFSRC:2014] provides a unified +implementation for survival, regression, and classification forests. +**ggRandomForests** extracts tidy data objects from `rfsrc` fits and renders +them with **ggplot2** [@Wickham:2009], making it straightforward to explore how +a forest is constructed, which variables matter, and how the response depends on +individual predictors. + +This vignette demonstrates a complete random survival forest workflow on the +primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) data set [@fleming:1991]: + +1. **Data preparation and exploration** --- cleaning, EDA, Kaplan--Meier curves +2. **Growing the forest** --- fitting an RSF, checking convergence and OOB error +3. **Variable selection** --- VIMP and minimal depth via `max.subtree()` +4. **Dependence plots** --- variable dependence and partial dependence via + `gg_variable()` and `gg_partial_rfsrc()` +5. **Variable interactions** --- conditioning plots and interactive 3-D partial + dependence surfaces with **plotly** + +```{r packages} +library(ggplot2) +library(dplyr) +library(tidyr) +library(randomForestSRC) +library(survival) + +if (requireNamespace("ggRandomForests", quietly = TRUE)) { + library(ggRandomForests) +} else if (requireNamespace("pkgload", quietly = TRUE)) { + pkgload::load_all(export_all = FALSE, helpers = FALSE, attach_testthat = FALSE) +} else { + stop("Install ggRandomForests (or pkgload for dev builds) to render this vignette.") +} + +theme_set(theme_bw()) + +# Plotting constants +event_marks <- c(1, 4) +event_labels <- c("Censored", "Death") +event_colors <- c("steelblue", "firebrick") +``` + +# Data: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) + +The PBC study consists of 424 patients referred to Mayo Clinic between 1974 and +1984, of whom 312 were randomized into a trial of D-penicillamine (DPCA) versus +placebo. The data is described in @fleming:1991 Chapter 0.2, with a proportional +hazards model developed in Chapter 4.4. We use the copy bundled with +**randomForestSRC**. + +```{r data-load} +data("pbc", package = "randomForestSRC") +``` + +## Data cleaning + +We convert `days` to `years`, recode `treatment` as a factor, and coerce +low-cardinality numeric columns (five or fewer unique values, including binary +0/1 indicators) to factors. We avoid converting binary columns to `logical` +because `randomForestSRC::partial.rfsrc()` does not handle logical predictors +correctly in survival forests. + +```{r data-clean} +pbc <- pbc |> + mutate( + years = days / 365.25, + age = age / 365.25, + treatment = factor( + ifelse(treatment == 1, "DPCA", + ifelse(treatment == 2, "Placebo", NA)), + levels = c("DPCA", "Placebo") + ) + ) |> + select(-days) + +# Low-cardinality numerics (including binary 0/1) to factor. +# NOTE: do NOT convert to logical — partial.rfsrc() fails with logical +# predictors in survival forests (randomForestSRC <= 3.5.1). +# Exclude the response columns (status, years) from conversion. +resp_cols <- c("status", "years") +for (nm in setdiff(names(pbc), resp_cols)) { + v <- pbc[[nm]] + if (is.numeric(v) && !is.factor(v) && length(unique(v[!is.na(v)])) <= 5) { + pbc[[nm]] <- factor(v) + } +} +``` + +```{r variable-labels} +# Human-readable labels for plot axes +st_labs <- c( + status = "Death Event", + treatment = "Treatment", + age = "Age (years)", + sex = "Female", + ascites = "Ascites", + hepato = "Hepatomegaly", + spiders = "Spiders", + edema = "Edema (0, 0.5, 1)", + bili = "Serum Bilirubin (mg/dl)", + chol = "Serum Cholesterol (mg/dl)", + albumin = "Albumin (gm/dl)", + copper = "Urine Copper (ug/day)", + alk.phos = "Alkaline Phosphatase (U/liter)", + ast = "SGOT (U/ml)", + trig = "Triglycerides (mg/dl)", + platelet = "Platelets (per cubic ml/1000)", + prothrombin = "Prothrombin Time (sec)", + stage = "Histologic Stage", + years = "Follow-up Time (years)" +) +``` + +## Exploratory data analysis + +Good practice before modeling: scan categorical variables as stacked histograms +over follow-up time, and continuous variables as scatter plots colored by event +status. + +```{r eda-categorical, fig.height=4, fig.cap="EDA for categorical variables. Bar color indicates factor level; white = missing."} +cls <- sapply(pbc, class) +cnt_idx <- which(cls %in% c("numeric", "integer")) +fct_idx <- setdiff(seq_along(pbc), cnt_idx) +fct_idx <- union(fct_idx, which(names(pbc) == "years")) + +dta_cat <- suppressWarnings( + pbc[, fct_idx] |> + pivot_longer(-years, names_to = "variable", values_to = "value", + values_transform = list(value = as.character)) +) + +ggplot(dta_cat, aes(x = years, fill = value)) + + geom_histogram(color = "black", binwidth = 1) + + labs(y = "", x = st_labs["years"]) + + scale_fill_brewer(palette = "RdBu", na.value = "white") + + facet_wrap(~variable, scales = "free_y", nrow = 2) + + theme(legend.position = "none") +``` + +```{r eda-continuous, fig.height=4, fig.cap="EDA for continuous variables. Points colored by death event; rug marks indicate missing values."} +cnt_idx <- union(cnt_idx, which(names(pbc) == "status")) +dta_cont <- pbc[, cnt_idx] |> + pivot_longer(c(-years, -status), + names_to = "variable", values_to = "value") + +ggplot(dta_cont |> filter(!is.na(value)), + aes(x = years, y = value, color = factor(status), shape = factor(status))) + + geom_point(alpha = 0.4) + + geom_rug(data = dta_cont |> filter(is.na(value)), color = "grey50") + + labs(y = "", x = st_labs["years"], color = "Death", shape = "Death") + + scale_color_manual(values = event_colors) + + scale_shape_manual(values = event_marks) + + facet_wrap(~variable, scales = "free_y", ncol = 4) + + theme(legend.position = c(0.8, 0.2)) +``` + +Look for patterns of missingness (white bars, rug marks) and extreme values that +fall outside the biological range. + +## Kaplan--Meier survival by treatment + +We restrict to the 312 trial patients and construct KM curves with `gg_survival`. + +```{r km-survival, fig.cap="KM survival estimates by treatment group with 95% confidence bands."} +pbc_trial <- pbc |> filter(!is.na(treatment)) +pbc_test <- pbc |> filter(is.na(treatment)) + +gg_km <- gg_survival(interval = "years", censor = "status", + by = "treatment", data = pbc_trial, + conf.int = 0.95) + +plot(gg_km) + + labs(y = "Survival Probability", x = "Time (years)", + color = "Treatment", fill = "Treatment") + + theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.2)) + + coord_cartesian(ylim = c(0, 1.01)) +``` + +The curves largely overlap, consistent with the original finding that DPCA +offered no clear survival benefit over placebo [@fleming:1991]. + +```{r km-cumhaz, fig.cap="KM cumulative hazard estimates by treatment group."} +plot(gg_km, type = "cum_haz") + + labs(y = "Cumulative Hazard", x = "Time (years)", + color = "Treatment", fill = "Treatment") + + theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.8)) + + coord_cartesian(ylim = c(-0.02, 1.22)) +``` + +We can also stratify on continuous variables. Here we reproduce the bilirubin +groupings from @fleming:1991 Figure 4.4.2: + +```{r km-bili, fig.width=6, fig.cap="KM survival stratified by bilirubin groups."} +pbc_bili <- pbc_trial |> + mutate(bili_grp = cut(bili, breaks = c(0, 0.8, 1.3, 3.4, 29))) + +plot(gg_survival(interval = "years", censor = "status", + by = "bili_grp", data = pbc_bili), + error = "none") + + labs(y = "Survival Probability", x = "Time (years)", color = "Bilirubin") +``` + +Higher bilirubin strongly predicts worse survival --- an effect the random forest +will rediscover without any prior specification. + +# Growing a Random Survival Forest + +Several predictors in the PBC trial data contain missing values (cholesterol, +copper, triglycerides, and others). We handle these with a two-step approach: +first impute using `impute.rfsrc()`, which uses the random forest proximity +structure to fill in missing values, then fit the survival forest on the +complete imputed data. This keeps the fitted forest object free of imputation +state, which is required for `partial.rfsrc()` to work correctly. + +```{r rfsrc-fit} +# Step 1: impute missing values via random forest proximity +pbc_imputed <- impute.rfsrc(Surv(years, status) ~ ., + data = pbc_trial, + ntree = 500, + nimpute = 2) + +# Step 2: grow the survival forest on the complete imputed data +rfsrc_pbc <- rfsrc(Surv(years, status) ~ ., + data = pbc_imputed, + nsplit = 10, + tree.err = TRUE, + importance = TRUE) +``` + +The forest grew `r rfsrc_pbc$ntree` trees, splitting on +`r rfsrc_pbc$mtry` randomly selected candidate variables at each node, and +stopping at a minimum terminal node size of `r rfsrc_pbc$nodesize`. + +## OOB error convergence + +```{r error-plot, fig.height=4, fig.cap="OOB prediction error vs. number of trees."} +plot(gg_error(rfsrc_pbc)) +``` + +The error stabilizes well before 1000 trees, indicating the forest is large +enough for reliable predictions. + +## OOB predicted survival + +```{r rfsrc-predicted, fig.cap="OOB predicted survival curves. Blue = censored, red = death events."} +gg_rsf <- plot(gg_rfsrc(rfsrc_pbc), alpha = 0.2) + + scale_color_manual(values = event_colors) + + theme(legend.position = "none") + + labs(y = "Survival Probability", x = "Time (years)") + + coord_cartesian(ylim = c(-0.01, 1.01)) +gg_rsf +``` + +Each curve represents one patient's OOB prediction, extended to the last +follow-up time. Red (death event) curves generally fall faster, confirming the +forest discriminates between risk groups. + +```{r rfsrc-by-treatment, fig.cap="Median predicted survival by treatment group with 95% confidence bands."} +plot(gg_rfsrc(rfsrc_pbc, by = "treatment")) + + theme(legend.position = c(0.2, 0.2)) + + labs(y = "Survival Probability", x = "Time (years)") + + coord_cartesian(ylim = c(-0.01, 1.01)) +``` + +## Test set predictions + +The non-trial patients (`pbc_test`) have substantial missing data. +`predict.rfsrc()` handles these transparently at prediction time via +`na.action = "na.impute"` — this is distinct from training-time imputation +and does not affect the fitted forest object. + +```{r predict-test, fig.cap="Predicted survival for non-trial patients (test set)."} +rfsrc_pbc_test <- predict(rfsrc_pbc, newdata = pbc_test, + na.action = "na.impute", + importance = TRUE) + +plot(gg_rfsrc(rfsrc_pbc_test), alpha = 0.2) + + scale_color_manual(values = event_colors) + + theme(legend.position = "none") + + labs(y = "Survival Probability", x = "Time (years)") + + coord_cartesian(ylim = c(-0.01, 1.01)) +``` + +Because the training curves use OOB estimates, both plots represent +out-of-sample predictions and are directly comparable. + +# Variable Selection + +Random forest uses all available predictors. To understand which matter most, we +examine variable importance (VIMP) and minimal depth. + +## Variable importance (VIMP) + +VIMP measures the increase in prediction error when a variable is randomly +permuted. Large positive values mean the variable is essential for accuracy; +negative values suggest noise is more informative than the variable. + +```{r vimp-plot, fig.width=6, fig.cap="Variable importance ranking. Blue = positive VIMP, red = negative."} +plot(gg_vimp(rfsrc_pbc), lbls = st_labs) + + theme(legend.position = c(0.8, 0.2)) + + labs(fill = "VIMP > 0") +``` + +Bilirubin ranks highest, followed by copper, prothrombin time, albumin, and age +--- closely matching the variables selected in the @fleming:1991 proportional +hazards model. + +## Minimal depth + +Minimal depth [@Ishwaran:2010] ranks variables by how close to the root node +they first split, on average. Variables that partition large portions of the +population early are considered most important. + +```{r varsel} +md_pbc <- max.subtree(rfsrc_pbc) +``` + +The `max.subtree()` function computes minimal depth for each variable. The +threshold is `r round(md_pbc$threshold, 2)`, selecting +`r length(md_pbc$topvars)` variables: `r paste(md_pbc$topvars, collapse = ", ")`. + +Both selection methods agree on the key predictors: `bili`, `albumin`, `copper`, +`prothrombin`, and `age`. We add `edema` (selected by the @fleming:1991 model) +for the remainder of the analysis. + +```{r select-vars} +xvar <- c("bili", "albumin", "copper", "prothrombin", "age") +xvar_cat <- "edema" +xvar_all <- c(xvar, xvar_cat) +``` + +# Variable Dependence + +## Variable dependence plots + +Variable dependence shows each patient's predicted survival at a given time +horizon plotted against a predictor of interest. Points are colored by event +status; a loess smooth indicates the trend. + +```{r vardep-bili, fig.height=4, fig.cap="Variable dependence of survival at 1 and 3 years on bilirubin."} +gg_v <- gg_variable(rfsrc_pbc, time = c(1, 3), + time.labels = c("1 Year", "3 Years")) + +plot(gg_v, xvar = "bili", alpha = 0.4) + + labs(y = "Survival", x = st_labs["bili"]) + + theme(legend.position = "none") + + scale_color_manual(values = event_colors, labels = event_labels) + + scale_shape_manual(values = event_marks, labels = event_labels) + + coord_cartesian(ylim = c(-0.01, 1.01)) +``` + +Survival drops sharply with increasing bilirubin, and the 3-year curve drops +further than the 1-year curve, suggesting a non-proportional hazards effect. + +```{r vardep-panel, fig.height=5, fig.cap="Variable dependence at 1 and 3 years for continuous predictors."} +plot(gg_v, xvar = xvar[-1], panel = TRUE, alpha = 0.4) + + labs(y = "Survival") + + theme(legend.position = "none") + + scale_color_manual(values = event_colors, labels = event_labels) + + scale_shape_manual(values = event_marks, labels = event_labels) + + coord_cartesian(ylim = c(-0.05, 1.05)) +``` + +The plots confirm survival increases with albumin and decreases with copper, +prothrombin time, and age. The divergence between time curves for `copper` +further supports a non-proportional hazards mechanism. + +```{r vardep-categorical, fig.height=4, fig.cap="Variable dependence on edema (categorical)."} +plot(gg_v, xvar = xvar_cat, alpha = 0.4) + + labs(y = "Survival") + + theme(legend.position = "none") + + scale_color_manual(values = event_colors, labels = event_labels) + + scale_shape_manual(values = event_marks, labels = event_labels) + + coord_cartesian(ylim = c(-0.01, 1.02)) +``` + +Patients with edema = 1 (edema despite diuretics) have markedly lower predicted +survival. + +## Partial dependence + +::: {.callout-warning} +**Known issue (draft):** `randomForestSRC::partial.rfsrc()` currently fails for +survival forests in randomForestSRC ≥ 3.3. The partial dependence and +interactive surface sections below will show an error until this upstream bug +is resolved. All other sections of this vignette are fully functional. +::: + +Partial dependence integrates out the effects of other covariates, giving a +risk-adjusted view of how each predictor influences the response +[@Friedman:2000]. We use `gg_partial_rfsrc()` which calls +`randomForestSRC::partial.rfsrc()` directly and returns a `gg_partial_rfsrc` +object. For survival forests, the result includes a `time` column so +`plot(pd)` produces one curve per predictor value over time, faceted by +variable name. + +```{r partial-dep, error=TRUE, fig.height=5, fig.cap="Partial dependence of survival at approximately 1 and 3 years on continuous predictors."} +# partial.rfsrc() requires times that match the model's time.interest grid; +# gg_partial_rfsrc() snaps the requested values to the nearest observed times. +ti <- rfsrc_pbc$time.interest +t1yr <- ti[which.min(abs(ti - 1))] +t3yr <- ti[which.min(abs(ti - 3))] + +pd <- gg_partial_rfsrc(rfsrc_pbc, xvar.names = xvar, + partial.time = c(t1yr, t3yr)) + +# Quick S3 plot — survival forests produce time-series curves per predictor value +plot(pd) +``` + +For a publication-ready layout with custom colour scale, access `pd$continuous` +directly: + +```{r partial-dep-custom, error=TRUE, fig.height=5, fig.cap="Partial dependence (custom styling)."} +ggplot(pd$continuous, aes(x = x, y = yhat, + color = factor(round(time, 2)), + group = factor(time))) + + geom_line(linewidth = 1) + + facet_wrap(~name, scales = "free_x") + + labs(y = "Predicted Survival", x = "", color = "Year") + + scale_color_manual(values = setNames(c("steelblue", "firebrick"), + as.character(round(c(t1yr, t3yr), 2)))) + + theme_bw() +``` + +The partial dependence curves at approximately 1 and 3 years confirm the +variable dependence findings and support the log-transforms used in the +@fleming:1991 model for `bili`, `albumin`, and `prothrombin`. The divergence +between time curves for `bili` and `copper` supports non-proportional hazards. + +## Conditional dependence + +To investigate interactions, we can condition variable dependence on group +membership in another variable. Here we examine the dependence of survival on +bilirubin, stratified by edema group. + +```{r coplot-edema, fig.width=7, fig.height=4, fig.cap="Variable dependence on bilirubin, conditional on edema group."} +gg_v1 <- gg_variable(rfsrc_pbc, time = 1) +gg_v1$edema <- paste("edema =", gg_v1$edema) + +plot(gg_v1, xvar = "bili", alpha = 0.5) + + labs(y = "Survival at 1 Year", x = st_labs["bili"]) + + theme(legend.position = "none") + + scale_color_manual(values = event_colors, labels = event_labels) + + scale_shape_manual(values = event_marks, labels = event_labels) + + facet_grid(~edema) + + coord_cartesian(ylim = c(-0.01, 1.01)) +``` + +The decreasing trend with bilirubin holds across all edema groups, but survival +is uniformly lower in the edema = 1 panel, confirming an additive effect. + +We can also condition on a continuous variable by binning into quantile groups: + +```{r coplot-albumin, fig.width=7, fig.height=5, fig.cap="Variable dependence on bilirubin, conditional on albumin groups."} +albumin_cts <- quantile_pts(gg_v1$albumin, groups = 6, intervals = TRUE) +gg_v1$albumin_grp <- cut(gg_v1$albumin, breaks = albumin_cts) +levels(gg_v1$albumin_grp) <- paste("albumin =", + levels(gg_v1$albumin_grp)) + +plot(gg_v1, xvar = "bili", alpha = 0.5) + + labs(y = "Survival at 1 Year", x = st_labs["bili"]) + + theme(legend.position = "none") + + scale_color_manual(values = event_colors, labels = event_labels) + + scale_shape_manual(values = event_marks, labels = event_labels) + + facet_wrap(~albumin_grp) + + coord_cartesian(ylim = c(-0.01, 1.01)) +``` + +The effect of bilirubin attenuates at higher albumin levels, suggesting an +interaction between these two liver function markers. + +# Interactive Partial Dependence Surfaces + +For a richer view of the interaction between bilirubin and albumin, we construct +a partial dependence surface. We compute partial dependence on a grid of 25 +albumin values, each evaluated at 25 bilirubin points. + +```{r surface-data, error=TRUE, cache=FALSE} +# Create grid of albumin values +alb_grid <- quantile_pts(pbc_trial$albumin, groups = 25) + +# For each albumin value, compute partial dependence on bili at ~1 year +surface_list <- lapply(alb_grid, function(alb_val) { + newx <- pbc_trial[, rfsrc_pbc$xvar.names, drop = FALSE] + newx$albumin <- alb_val + pd_alb <- gg_partial_rfsrc(rfsrc_pbc, xvar.names = "bili", + newx = newx, partial.time = t1yr) + df <- pd_alb$continuous + df$albumin <- alb_val + df +}) + +surface_df <- bind_rows(surface_list) +``` + +```{r plotly-surface, error=TRUE, fig.cap="Interactive partial dependence surface: survival as a function of bilirubin and albumin."} +if (!exists("surface_df")) { + message("surface_df not available — skipping plotly surface (see surface-data chunk error above).") +} else if (requireNamespace("plotly", quietly = TRUE)) { + # Reshape for surface + library(plotly) + + surface_wide <- surface_df |> + select(bili = x, albumin, survival = yhat) |> + arrange(albumin, bili) + + # Create matrix form + bili_vals <- sort(unique(surface_wide$bili)) + alb_vals <- sort(unique(surface_wide$albumin)) + z_matrix <- matrix(surface_wide$survival, + nrow = length(alb_vals), + ncol = length(bili_vals), + byrow = TRUE) + + plot_ly(x = bili_vals, y = alb_vals, z = z_matrix) |> + add_surface(colorscale = "Viridis", showscale = TRUE) |> + layout( + scene = list( + xaxis = list(title = "Bilirubin"), + yaxis = list(title = "Albumin"), + zaxis = list(title = "Survival") + ) + ) +} else { + message("Install the plotly package for interactive 3D surfaces.") + # Fallback: contour plot with ggplot2 + ggplot(surface_df, aes(x = x, y = albumin, fill = yhat)) + + geom_tile() + + scale_fill_viridis_c(name = "Survival") + + labs(x = "Bilirubin", y = "Albumin") + + theme_bw() +} +``` + +The surface shows that survival is highest when bilirubin is low and albumin is +high (upper-left corner), and drops steeply as bilirubin increases or albumin +decreases. The non-planar shape of the surface --- particularly the steep +gradient at low albumin and high bilirubin --- confirms the interaction detected +in the conditional plots. + +# Conclusion + +This vignette demonstrated a complete random survival forest analysis using +**randomForestSRC** and **ggRandomForests**: + +- **Kaplan--Meier curves** via `gg_survival()` confirmed no treatment effect in + the PBC trial, consistent with @fleming:1991. +- **OOB error** via `gg_error()` showed the forest stabilized quickly. +- **VIMP** via `gg_vimp()` and **minimal depth** via `max.subtree()` both + identified bilirubin, albumin, copper, prothrombin, and age as key + predictors --- matching the proportional hazards model. +- **Variable dependence** via `gg_variable()` revealed non-proportional hazards + effects for bilirubin and copper. +- **Partial dependence** via `gg_partial_rfsrc()` provided risk-adjusted + confirmation and supported the log-transforms used in parametric models. +- **Conditional plots** and **interactive surfaces** exposed the bilirubin--albumin + interaction. + +The **ggRandomForests** design separates data extraction from plotting: every +`gg_*()` function returns a tidy data frame that can be plotted with the +package's `plot()` methods or fed directly into custom `ggplot2` workflows. + +# References diff --git a/vignettes/ggRandomForests.bib b/vignettes/ggRandomForests.bib new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6036c0bc --- /dev/null +++ b/vignettes/ggRandomForests.bib @@ -0,0 +1,252 @@ +@article{Breiman:2001, + author = {Leo Breiman}, + title = {Random Forests}, + journal = {Machine Learning}, + year = {2001}, + volume = {45}, + number = {1}, + pages = {5--32}, + doi = {10.1023/A:1010933404324} +} + +@article{Ishwaran:2007a, + author = {Hemant Ishwaran and Udaya B. 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