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Speed Up Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
The goal of correlationfunnel is to speed up Exploratory
Data Analysis (EDA). Here’s how to use it.
You can install the latest stable (CRAN) version of
correlationfunnel with:
install.packages("correlationfunnel")You can install the development version of
correlationfunnel from GitHub with:
devtools::install_github("business-science/correlationfunnel")Problem: Exploratory data analysis (EDA) involves looking at feature-target relationships independently. This process is very time consuming even for small data sets. Rather than search for relationships, what if we could let the relationships come to us?
Solution: Enter correlationfunnel. The
package provides a succinct workflow and
interactive visualization tools for understanding which
features have relationships to target (response).
Main Benefits:
Speeds Up Exploratory Data Analysis
Improves Feature Selection
Gets You To Business Insights Faster
The following example showcases the power of fast exploratory correlation analysis. The goal of the analysis is to determine which features relate to the bank’s marketing campaign goal of having customers opt into a TERM DEPOSIT (financial product).
We will see that using 3 functions, we can quickly:
Transform the data into a binary format with
binarize()
Perform correlation analysis using
correlate()
Visualize the highest correlation features using
plot_correlation_funnel()
Result: Rather than spend hours looking at individual plots of capaign features and comparing them to which customers opted in to the TERM DEPOSIT product, in seconds we can discover which groups of customers have enrolled, drastically speeding up EDA.
First, load the libraries.
library(correlationfunnel)
library(dplyr)Next, collect data to analyze. We’ll use Marketing Campaign Data for
a Bank that was popularized by the UCI
Machine Learning Repository. We can load the data with
data("marketing_campaign_tbl").
# Use ?marketing_campagin_tbl to get a description of the marketing campaign features
data("marketing_campaign_tbl")
marketing_campaign_tbl %>% glimpse()
#> Observations: 45,211
#> Variables: 18
#> $ ID <chr> "2836", "2837", "2838", "2839", "2840", "2841", "28…
#> $ AGE <dbl> 58, 44, 33, 47, 33, 35, 28, 42, 58, 43, 41, 29, 53,…
#> $ JOB <chr> "management", "technician", "entrepreneur", "blue-c…
#> $ MARITAL <chr> "married", "single", "married", "married", "single"…
#> $ EDUCATION <chr> "tertiary", "secondary", "secondary", "unknown", "u…
#> $ DEFAULT <chr> "no", "no", "no", "no", "no", "no", "no", "yes", "n…
#> $ BALANCE <dbl> 2143, 29, 2, 1506, 1, 231, 447, 2, 121, 593, 270, 3…
#> $ HOUSING <chr> "yes", "yes", "yes", "yes", "no", "yes", "yes", "ye…
#> $ LOAN <chr> "no", "no", "yes", "no", "no", "no", "yes", "no", "…
#> $ CONTACT <chr> "unknown", "unknown", "unknown", "unknown", "unknow…
#> $ DAY <dbl> 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, …
#> $ MONTH <chr> "may", "may", "may", "may", "may", "may", "may", "m…
#> $ DURATION <dbl> 261, 151, 76, 92, 198, 139, 217, 380, 50, 55, 222, …
#> $ CAMPAIGN <dbl> 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, …
#> $ PDAYS <dbl> -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,…
#> $ PREVIOUS <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, …
#> $ POUTCOME <chr> "unknown", "unknown", "unknown", "unknown", "unknow…
#> $ TERM_DEPOSIT <chr> "no", "no", "no", "no", "no", "no", "no", "no", "no…Modeling and Machine Learning problems often involve a response
(Enrolled in TERM_DEPOSIT, yes/no) and many predictors
(AGE, JOB, MARITAL, etc). Our job is to determine which predictors are
related to the response. We can do this through Binary
Correlation Analysis.
Binary Correlation Analysis is the process of converting continuous (numeric) and categorical (character/factor) data to binary features. We can then perform a correlation analysis to see if there is predictive value between the features and the response (target).
The first step is converting the continuous and categorical data into
binary (0/1) format. We de-select any non-predictive features. The
binarize() function then converts the features into binary
features.
Numeric Features: Are binned into ranges or if few unique levels are binned by their value, and then converted to binary features via one-hot encoding
Categorical Features: Are binned by one-hot encoding
The result is a data frame that has only binary data with columns
representing the bins that the observations fall into. Note that the
output is shown in the glimpse() format. THere are now 80
columns that are binary (0/1).
marketing_campaign_binarized_tbl <- marketing_campaign_tbl %>%
select(-ID) %>%
binarize(n_bins = 4, thresh_infreq = 0.01)
marketing_campaign_binarized_tbl %>% glimpse()
#> Observations: 45,211
#> Variables: 74
#> $ `AGE__-Inf_33` <dbl> 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ AGE__33_39 <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ AGE__39_48 <dbl> 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ AGE__48_Inf <dbl> 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1…
#> $ JOB__admin. <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ `JOB__blue-collar` <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ JOB__entrepreneur <dbl> 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ JOB__housemaid <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ JOB__management <dbl> 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ JOB__retired <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ `JOB__self-employed` <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ JOB__services <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1…
#> $ JOB__student <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ JOB__technician <dbl> 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0…
#> $ JOB__unemployed <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ `JOB__-OTHER` <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ MARITAL__divorced <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ MARITAL__married <dbl> 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1…
#> $ MARITAL__single <dbl> 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ EDUCATION__primary <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ EDUCATION__secondary <dbl> 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1…
#> $ EDUCATION__tertiary <dbl> 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ EDUCATION__unknown <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0…
#> $ DEFAULT__no <dbl> 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1…
#> $ DEFAULT__yes <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ `BALANCE__-Inf_72` <dbl> 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0…
#> $ BALANCE__72_448 <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1…
#> $ BALANCE__448_1428 <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ BALANCE__1428_Inf <dbl> 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ HOUSING__no <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ HOUSING__yes <dbl> 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1…
#> $ LOAN__no <dbl> 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1…
#> $ LOAN__yes <dbl> 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ CONTACT__cellular <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ CONTACT__telephone <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ CONTACT__unknown <dbl> 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1…
#> $ `DAY__-Inf_8` <dbl> 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1…
#> $ DAY__8_16 <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ DAY__16_21 <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ DAY__21_Inf <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ MONTH__apr <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ MONTH__aug <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ MONTH__feb <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ MONTH__jan <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ MONTH__jul <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ MONTH__jun <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ MONTH__mar <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ MONTH__may <dbl> 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1…
#> $ MONTH__nov <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ MONTH__oct <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ MONTH__sep <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ `MONTH__-OTHER` <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ `DURATION__-Inf_103` <dbl> 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0…
#> $ DURATION__103_180 <dbl> 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1…
#> $ DURATION__180_319 <dbl> 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ DURATION__319_Inf <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0…
#> $ `CAMPAIGN__-Inf_2` <dbl> 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1…
#> $ CAMPAIGN__2_3 <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ CAMPAIGN__3_Inf <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ `PDAYS__-1` <dbl> 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1…
#> $ `PDAYS__-OTHER` <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ PREVIOUS__0 <dbl> 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1…
#> $ PREVIOUS__1 <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ PREVIOUS__2 <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ PREVIOUS__3 <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ PREVIOUS__4 <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ PREVIOUS__5 <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ `PREVIOUS__-OTHER` <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ POUTCOME__failure <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ POUTCOME__other <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ POUTCOME__success <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
#> $ POUTCOME__unknown <dbl> 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1…
#> $ TERM_DEPOSIT__no <dbl> 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1…
#> $ TERM_DEPOSIT__yes <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…The second step is to perform a correlation analysis between the response (target = TERM_DEPOSIT_yes) and the rest of the features. This returns a specially formatted tibble with the feature, the bin, and the bin’s correlation to the target. The format is exactly what we need for the next step - Producing the Correlation Funnel
marketing_campaign_correlated_tbl <- marketing_campaign_binarized_tbl %>%
correlate(target = TERM_DEPOSIT__yes)
marketing_campaign_correlated_tbl
#> # A tibble: 74 x 3
#> feature bin correlation
#> <fct> <chr> <dbl>
#> 1 TERM_DEPOSIT no -1.000
#> 2 TERM_DEPOSIT yes 1.000
#> 3 DURATION 319_Inf 0.318
#> 4 POUTCOME success 0.307
#> 5 DURATION -Inf_103 -0.191
#> 6 PDAYS -OTHER 0.167
#> 7 PDAYS -1 -0.167
#> 8 PREVIOUS 0 -0.167
#> 9 POUTCOME unknown -0.167
#> 10 CONTACT unknown -0.151
#> # … with 64 more rowsA Correlation Funnel is an tornado plot that lists the highest correlation features (based on absolute magnitude) at the top of the and the lowest correlation features at the bottom. The resulting visualization looks like a Funnel.
To produce the Correlation Funnel, use
plot_correlation_funnel(). Try setting
interactive = TRUE to get an interactive plot that can be
zoomed in on.
marketing_campaign_correlated_tbl %>%
plot_correlation_funnel(interactive = FALSE)
The most important features are towards the top. We can investigate these.
marketing_campaign_correlated_tbl %>%
filter(feature %in% c("DURATION", "POUTCOME", "PDAYS",
"PREVIOUS", "CONTACT", "HOUSING")) %>%
plot_correlation_funnel(interactive = FALSE, limits = c(-0.4, 0.4))
We can see that the following prospect groups have a much greater correlation with enrollment in the TERM DEPOSIT product:
When the DURATION, the amount of time a prospect is engaged in marketing campaign material, is 319 seconds or longer.
When POUTCOME, whether or not a prospect has previously enrolled in a product, is “success”.
When CONTACT, the medium used to contact the person, is “cellular”
When HOUSING, whether or not the contact has a HOME LOAN is “no”
The main addition of correlationfunnel is to quickly
expose feature relationships to semi-processed data meaning missing
(NA) values have been treated, date or date-time features
have been feature engineered, and data is in a “clean” format (numeric
data and categorical data are ready to be correlated to a Yes/No
response).
Here are several great EDA packages that can help you understand data issues (cleanliness) and get data preprared for Correlation Analysis!
Data Explorer - Automates Exploration and Data Treatment. Amazing for investigating features quickly and efficiently including by data type, missing data, feature engineering, and identifying relationships.
naniar - For understanding missing data.
UpSetR - For generating upset plots
GGally - The
ggpairs() function is one of my all-time favorites for
visualizing many features quickly.
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