attribench.functional.metrics.deletion

attribench.functional.metrics.deletion(model, attributions_dataset, batch_size, maskers, activation_fns='linear', mode='morf', start=0.0, stop=1.0, num_steps=100, device=device(type='cpu'))[source]

Computes the Deletion metric for a given AttributionsDataset and model.

Deletion is computed by iteratively masking the top (Most Relevant First, or MoRF) or bottom (Least Relevant First, or LeRF) features of the input samples and computing the confidence of the model on the masked samples.

This results in a curve of confidence vs. number of features masked. The area under (or equivalently over) this curve is the Deletion metric.

start, stop, and num_steps are used to determine the range of features to mask. The range is determined by start and stop as a percentage of the total number of features. num_steps is the number of steps to take between start and stop.

The Deletion metric is computed for each masker in maskers and for each activation function in activation_fns.

Parameters:
modelnn.Module

Model to compute Deletion on.

datasetAttributionsDataset

Dataset of attributions to compute Deletion on.

batch_sizeint

Batch size to use when computing model predictions on masked samples.

maskersMapping[str, Masker]

Dictionary of maskers to use for masking samples.

activation_fnsUnion[List[str], str], optional

List of activation functions to use when computing model predictions on masked samples. If a single string is passed, it is converted to a single-element list. Default: “linear”

modestr, optional

Mode to use when masking samples. Must be “morf” or “lerf”. Default: “morf”

startfloat, optional

Relative start of the range of features to mask. Must be between 0 and 1. Default: 0.0

stopfloat, optional

Relative end of the range of features to mask. Must be between 0 and 1. Default: 1.0

num_stepsint, optional

Number of steps to use for the range of features to mask. Default: 100

devicetorch.device, optional

Device to use, by default torch.device(“cpu”)

Returns:
DeletionResult
Return type:

DeletionResult