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.. _sphx_glr_auto_examples_gaussian_process_plot_gpr_prior_posterior.py:


==========================================================================
Illustration of prior and posterior Gaussian process for different kernels
==========================================================================

This example illustrates the prior and posterior of a
:class:`~sklearn.gaussian_process.GaussianProcessRegressor` with different
kernels. Mean, standard deviation, and 5 samples are shown for both prior
and posterior distributions.

Here, we only give some illustration. To know more about kernels' formulation,
refer to the :ref:`User Guide <gp_kernels>`.

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.. code-block:: Python


    # Authors: The scikit-learn developers
    # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause








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Helper function
---------------

Before presenting each individual kernel available for Gaussian processes,
we will define an helper function allowing us plotting samples drawn from
the Gaussian process.

This function will take a
:class:`~sklearn.gaussian_process.GaussianProcessRegressor` model and will
drawn sample from the Gaussian process. If the model was not fit, the samples
are drawn from the prior distribution while after model fitting, the samples are
drawn from the posterior distribution.

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.. code-block:: Python

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np


    def plot_gpr_samples(gpr_model, n_samples, ax):
        """Plot samples drawn from the Gaussian process model.

        If the Gaussian process model is not trained then the drawn samples are
        drawn from the prior distribution. Otherwise, the samples are drawn from
        the posterior distribution. Be aware that a sample here corresponds to a
        function.

        Parameters
        ----------
        gpr_model : `GaussianProcessRegressor`
            A :class:`~sklearn.gaussian_process.GaussianProcessRegressor` model.
        n_samples : int
            The number of samples to draw from the Gaussian process distribution.
        ax : matplotlib axis
            The matplotlib axis where to plot the samples.
        """
        x = np.linspace(0, 5, 100)
        X = x.reshape(-1, 1)

        y_mean, y_std = gpr_model.predict(X, return_std=True)
        y_samples = gpr_model.sample_y(X, n_samples)

        for idx, single_prior in enumerate(y_samples.T):
            ax.plot(
                x,
                single_prior,
                linestyle="--",
                alpha=0.7,
                label=f"Sampled function #{idx + 1}",
            )
        ax.plot(x, y_mean, color="black", label="Mean")
        ax.fill_between(
            x,
            y_mean - y_std,
            y_mean + y_std,
            alpha=0.1,
            color="black",
            label=r"$\pm$ 1 std. dev.",
        )
        ax.set_xlabel("x")
        ax.set_ylabel("y")
        ax.set_ylim([-3, 3])









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Dataset and Gaussian process generation
---------------------------------------
We will create a training dataset that we will use in the different sections.

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.. code-block:: Python

    rng = np.random.RandomState(4)
    X_train = rng.uniform(0, 5, 10).reshape(-1, 1)
    y_train = np.sin((X_train[:, 0] - 2.5) ** 2)
    n_samples = 5








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Kernel cookbook
---------------

In this section, we illustrate some samples drawn from the prior and posterior
distributions of the Gaussian process with different kernels.

Radial Basis Function kernel
............................

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.. code-block:: Python

    from sklearn.gaussian_process import GaussianProcessRegressor
    from sklearn.gaussian_process.kernels import RBF

    kernel = 1.0 * RBF(length_scale=1.0, length_scale_bounds=(1e-1, 10.0))
    gpr = GaussianProcessRegressor(kernel=kernel, random_state=0)

    fig, axs = plt.subplots(nrows=2, sharex=True, sharey=True, figsize=(10, 8))

    # plot prior
    plot_gpr_samples(gpr, n_samples=n_samples, ax=axs[0])
    axs[0].set_title("Samples from prior distribution")

    # plot posterior
    gpr.fit(X_train, y_train)
    plot_gpr_samples(gpr, n_samples=n_samples, ax=axs[1])
    axs[1].scatter(X_train[:, 0], y_train, color="red", zorder=10, label="Observations")
    axs[1].legend(bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1.5), loc="upper left")
    axs[1].set_title("Samples from posterior distribution")

    fig.suptitle("Radial Basis Function kernel", fontsize=18)
    plt.tight_layout()




.. image-sg:: /auto_examples/gaussian_process/images/sphx_glr_plot_gpr_prior_posterior_001.png
   :alt: Radial Basis Function kernel, Samples from prior distribution, Samples from posterior distribution
   :srcset: /auto_examples/gaussian_process/images/sphx_glr_plot_gpr_prior_posterior_001.png
   :class: sphx-glr-single-img





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.. code-block:: Python

    print(f"Kernel parameters before fit:\n{kernel})")
    print(
        f"Kernel parameters after fit: \n{gpr.kernel_} \n"
        f"Log-likelihood: {gpr.log_marginal_likelihood(gpr.kernel_.theta):.3f}"
    )





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    Kernel parameters before fit:
    1**2 * RBF(length_scale=1))
    Kernel parameters after fit: 
    0.594**2 * RBF(length_scale=0.279) 
    Log-likelihood: -0.067




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Rational Quadratic kernel
.........................

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.. code-block:: Python

    from sklearn.gaussian_process.kernels import RationalQuadratic

    kernel = 1.0 * RationalQuadratic(length_scale=1.0, alpha=0.1, alpha_bounds=(1e-5, 1e15))
    gpr = GaussianProcessRegressor(kernel=kernel, random_state=0)

    fig, axs = plt.subplots(nrows=2, sharex=True, sharey=True, figsize=(10, 8))

    # plot prior
    plot_gpr_samples(gpr, n_samples=n_samples, ax=axs[0])
    axs[0].set_title("Samples from prior distribution")

    # plot posterior
    gpr.fit(X_train, y_train)
    plot_gpr_samples(gpr, n_samples=n_samples, ax=axs[1])
    axs[1].scatter(X_train[:, 0], y_train, color="red", zorder=10, label="Observations")
    axs[1].legend(bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1.5), loc="upper left")
    axs[1].set_title("Samples from posterior distribution")

    fig.suptitle("Rational Quadratic kernel", fontsize=18)
    plt.tight_layout()




.. image-sg:: /auto_examples/gaussian_process/images/sphx_glr_plot_gpr_prior_posterior_002.png
   :alt: Rational Quadratic kernel, Samples from prior distribution, Samples from posterior distribution
   :srcset: /auto_examples/gaussian_process/images/sphx_glr_plot_gpr_prior_posterior_002.png
   :class: sphx-glr-single-img





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.. code-block:: Python

    print(f"Kernel parameters before fit:\n{kernel})")
    print(
        f"Kernel parameters after fit: \n{gpr.kernel_} \n"
        f"Log-likelihood: {gpr.log_marginal_likelihood(gpr.kernel_.theta):.3f}"
    )





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 .. code-block:: none

    Kernel parameters before fit:
    1**2 * RationalQuadratic(alpha=0.1, length_scale=1))
    Kernel parameters after fit: 
    0.594**2 * RationalQuadratic(alpha=1.01e+06, length_scale=0.279) 
    Log-likelihood: -0.067




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Exp-Sine-Squared kernel
.......................

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.. code-block:: Python

    from sklearn.gaussian_process.kernels import ExpSineSquared

    kernel = 1.0 * ExpSineSquared(
        length_scale=1.0,
        periodicity=3.0,
        length_scale_bounds=(0.1, 10.0),
        periodicity_bounds=(1.0, 10.0),
    )
    gpr = GaussianProcessRegressor(kernel=kernel, random_state=0)

    fig, axs = plt.subplots(nrows=2, sharex=True, sharey=True, figsize=(10, 8))

    # plot prior
    plot_gpr_samples(gpr, n_samples=n_samples, ax=axs[0])
    axs[0].set_title("Samples from prior distribution")

    # plot posterior
    gpr.fit(X_train, y_train)
    plot_gpr_samples(gpr, n_samples=n_samples, ax=axs[1])
    axs[1].scatter(X_train[:, 0], y_train, color="red", zorder=10, label="Observations")
    axs[1].legend(bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1.5), loc="upper left")
    axs[1].set_title("Samples from posterior distribution")

    fig.suptitle("Exp-Sine-Squared kernel", fontsize=18)
    plt.tight_layout()




.. image-sg:: /auto_examples/gaussian_process/images/sphx_glr_plot_gpr_prior_posterior_003.png
   :alt: Exp-Sine-Squared kernel, Samples from prior distribution, Samples from posterior distribution
   :srcset: /auto_examples/gaussian_process/images/sphx_glr_plot_gpr_prior_posterior_003.png
   :class: sphx-glr-single-img





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.. code-block:: Python

    print(f"Kernel parameters before fit:\n{kernel})")
    print(
        f"Kernel parameters after fit: \n{gpr.kernel_} \n"
        f"Log-likelihood: {gpr.log_marginal_likelihood(gpr.kernel_.theta):.3f}"
    )





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    Kernel parameters before fit:
    1**2 * ExpSineSquared(length_scale=1, periodicity=3))
    Kernel parameters after fit: 
    0.799**2 * ExpSineSquared(length_scale=0.791, periodicity=2.87) 
    Log-likelihood: 3.394




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Dot-product kernel
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.. code-block:: Python

    from sklearn.gaussian_process.kernels import ConstantKernel, DotProduct

    kernel = ConstantKernel(0.1, (0.01, 10.0)) * (
        DotProduct(sigma_0=1.0, sigma_0_bounds=(0.1, 10.0)) ** 2
    )
    gpr = GaussianProcessRegressor(kernel=kernel, random_state=0, normalize_y=True)

    fig, axs = plt.subplots(nrows=2, sharex=True, sharey=True, figsize=(10, 8))

    # plot prior
    plot_gpr_samples(gpr, n_samples=n_samples, ax=axs[0])
    axs[0].set_title("Samples from prior distribution")

    # plot posterior
    gpr.fit(X_train, y_train)
    plot_gpr_samples(gpr, n_samples=n_samples, ax=axs[1])
    axs[1].scatter(X_train[:, 0], y_train, color="red", zorder=10, label="Observations")
    axs[1].legend(bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1.5), loc="upper left")
    axs[1].set_title("Samples from posterior distribution")

    fig.suptitle("Dot-product kernel", fontsize=18)
    plt.tight_layout()




.. image-sg:: /auto_examples/gaussian_process/images/sphx_glr_plot_gpr_prior_posterior_004.png
   :alt: Dot-product kernel, Samples from prior distribution, Samples from posterior distribution
   :srcset: /auto_examples/gaussian_process/images/sphx_glr_plot_gpr_prior_posterior_004.png
   :class: sphx-glr-single-img





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.. code-block:: Python

    print(f"Kernel parameters before fit:\n{kernel})")
    print(
        f"Kernel parameters after fit: \n{gpr.kernel_} \n"
        f"Log-likelihood: {gpr.log_marginal_likelihood(gpr.kernel_.theta):.3f}"
    )





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    Kernel parameters before fit:
    0.316**2 * DotProduct(sigma_0=1) ** 2)
    Kernel parameters after fit: 
    1.83**2 * DotProduct(sigma_0=0.107) ** 2 
    Log-likelihood: -18098013535.226




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Matérn kernel
..............

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.. code-block:: Python

    from sklearn.gaussian_process.kernels import Matern

    kernel = 1.0 * Matern(length_scale=1.0, length_scale_bounds=(1e-1, 10.0), nu=1.5)
    gpr = GaussianProcessRegressor(kernel=kernel, random_state=0)

    fig, axs = plt.subplots(nrows=2, sharex=True, sharey=True, figsize=(10, 8))

    # plot prior
    plot_gpr_samples(gpr, n_samples=n_samples, ax=axs[0])
    axs[0].set_title("Samples from prior distribution")

    # plot posterior
    gpr.fit(X_train, y_train)
    plot_gpr_samples(gpr, n_samples=n_samples, ax=axs[1])
    axs[1].scatter(X_train[:, 0], y_train, color="red", zorder=10, label="Observations")
    axs[1].legend(bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1.5), loc="upper left")
    axs[1].set_title("Samples from posterior distribution")

    fig.suptitle("Matérn kernel", fontsize=18)
    plt.tight_layout()




.. image-sg:: /auto_examples/gaussian_process/images/sphx_glr_plot_gpr_prior_posterior_005.png
   :alt: Matérn kernel, Samples from prior distribution, Samples from posterior distribution
   :srcset: /auto_examples/gaussian_process/images/sphx_glr_plot_gpr_prior_posterior_005.png
   :class: sphx-glr-single-img





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.. code-block:: Python

    print(f"Kernel parameters before fit:\n{kernel})")
    print(
        f"Kernel parameters after fit: \n{gpr.kernel_} \n"
        f"Log-likelihood: {gpr.log_marginal_likelihood(gpr.kernel_.theta):.3f}"
    )




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    Kernel parameters before fit:
    1**2 * Matern(length_scale=1, nu=1.5))
    Kernel parameters after fit: 
    0.609**2 * Matern(length_scale=0.484, nu=1.5) 
    Log-likelihood: -1.185





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