# skmultiflow.drift_detection.eddm¶

Classes

 EDDM method for concept drift detection
class skmultiflow.drift_detection.eddm.EDDM[source][source]

EDDM method for concept drift detection

Notes

EDDM (Early Drift Detection Method) [1] aims to improve the detection rate of gradual concept drift in DDM, while keeping a good performance against abrupt concept drift.

This method works by keeping track of the average distance between two errors instead of only the error rate. For this, it is necessary to keep track of the running average distance and the running standard deviation, as well as the maximum distance and the maximum standard deviation.

The algorithm works similarly to the DDM algorithm, by keeping track of statistics only. It works with the running average distance (pi’) and the running standard deviation (si’), as well as p’max and s’max, which are the values of pi’ and si’ when (pi’ + 2 * si’) reaches its maximum.

Like DDM, there are two threshold values that define the borderline between no change, warning zone, and drift detected. These are as follows:

• if (pi’ + 2 * si’)/(p’max + 2 * s’max) < alpha -> Warning zone

• if (pi’ + 2 * si’)/(p’max + 2 * s’max) < beta -> Change detected

alpha and beta are set to 0.95 and 0.9, respectively.

References

1

Early Drift Detection Method. Manuel Baena-Garcia, Jose Del Campo-Avila, Raúl Fidalgo, Albert Bifet, Ricard Gavalda, Rafael Morales-Bueno. In Fourth International Workshop on Knowledge Discovery from Data Streams, 2006.

Examples

>>> # Imports
>>> import numpy as np
>>> from skmultiflow.drift_detection.eddm import EDDM
>>> eddm = EDDM()
>>> # Simulating a data stream as a normal distribution of 1's and 0's
>>> data_stream = np.random.randint(2, size=2000)
>>> # Changing the data concept from index 999 to 1500, simulating an
>>> # increase in error rate
>>> for i in range(999, 1500):
...     data_stream[i] = 0
>>> # Adding stream elements to EDDM and verifying if drift occurred
>>> for i in range(2000):
...     if eddm.detected_warning_zone():
...         print('Warning zone has been detected in data: ' + str(data_stream[i]) + ' - of index: ' + str(i))
...     if eddm.detected_change():
...         print('Change has been detected in data: ' + str(data_stream[i]) + ' - of index: ' + str(i))

add_element(prediction)[source][source]

Add a new element to the statistics

Parameters

prediction (int (either 0 or 1)) – This parameter indicates whether the last sample analyzed was correctly classified or not. 1 indicates an error (miss-classification).

Returns

self

Return type

EDDM

Notes

After calling this method, to verify if change was detected or if the learner is in the warning zone, one should call the super method detected_change, which returns True if concept drift was detected and False otherwise.

detected_change()[source]

This function returns whether concept drift was detected or not.

Returns

Whether concept drift was detected or not.

Return type

bool

detected_warning_zone()[source]

If the change detector supports the warning zone, this function will return whether it’s inside the warning zone or not.

Returns

Whether the change detector is in the warning zone or not.

Return type

bool

get_class_type()[source]

The class type is a string that identifies the type of object generated by that module.

Returns

Return type

The class type

get_info()[source][source]

Collect information about the concept drift detector.

Returns

Configuration for the concept drift detector.

Return type

string

get_length_estimation()[source]

Returns the length estimation.

Returns

The length estimation

Return type

int

reset()[source][source]

Resets the change detector parameters.