'extract formula from OLS Regression Results
My Goal is: Extracting the formula (not only the coefs) after a linear regression done with statsmodel.
Context : I have a pandas dataframe ,
df
x y z
0 0.0 2.0 54.200
1 0.0 2.2 70.160
2 0.0 2.4 89.000
3 0.0 2.6 110.960
i 'am doing a linear regression using statsmodels.api (2 variables, polynomial degree=3) , i'am happy with this regression.
OLS Regression Results
==============================================================================
Dep. Variable: z R-squared: 1.000
Model: OLS Adj. R-squared: 1.000
Method: Least Squares F-statistic: 2.193e+29
Date: Sun, 31 May 2020 Prob (F-statistic): 0.00
Time: 22:04:49 Log-Likelihood: 9444.6
No. Observations: 400 AIC: -1.887e+04
Df Residuals: 390 BIC: -1.883e+04
Df Model: 9
Covariance Type: nonrobust
==============================================================================
coef std err t P>|t| [0.025 0.975]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
const 0.2000 3.33e-11 6.01e+09 0.000 0.200 0.200
x1 2.0000 1.16e-11 1.72e+11 0.000 2.000 2.000
x2 1.0000 2.63e-11 3.8e+10 0.000 1.000 1.000
x3 4.0000 3.85e-12 1.04e+12 0.000 4.000 4.000
x4 12.0000 4.36e-12 2.75e+12 0.000 12.000 12.000
x5 3.0000 6.81e-12 4.41e+11 0.000 3.000 3.000
x6 6.0000 5.74e-13 1.05e+13 0.000 6.000 6.000
x7 13.0000 4.99e-13 2.6e+13 0.000 13.000 13.000
x8 14.0000 4.99e-13 2.81e+13 0.000 14.000 14.000
x9 5.0000 5.74e-13 8.71e+12 0.000 5.000 5.000
==============================================================================
Omnibus: 25.163 Durbin-Watson: 0.038
Prob(Omnibus): 0.000 Jarque-Bera (JB): 28.834
Skew: -0.655 Prob(JB): 5.48e-07
Kurtosis: 2.872 Cond. No. 6.66e+03
==============================================================================
I need to implement that outside of python , (ms excel) , I would like to know the formula.
I know it is polynomial deg3 , but I wondering how to know which coeff apply to which term of the equation. Something like that :
For exemple : x7 coeef is the coeff for x³ ,y², x²y , ... ?
Note: this is a simplify version of my problem , in reallity I have 3 variables , deg:3 so 20 coefs.
This is a simpler exemple of code to get started with my case:
# %% Question extract formula from linear regresion coeff
#Import
import numpy as np # version : '1.18.1'
import pandas as pd # version'1.0.0'
import statsmodels.api as sm # version : '0.10.1'
from sklearn.preprocessing import PolynomialFeatures
from itertools import product
#%% Creating the dummies datas
def function_for_df(row):
x= row['x']
y= row['y']
return unknow_function(x,y)
def unknow_function(x,y):
"""
This is to generate the datas , of course in reality I do not know the formula
"""
r =0.2+ \
6*x**3+4*x**2+2*x+ \
5*y**3+3*y**2+1*y+ \
12*x*y + 13*x**2*y+ 14*x*y**2
return r
# input data
x_input = np.arange(0, 4 , 0.2)
y_input = np.arange(2, 6 , 0.2)
# create a simple dataframe with dummies datas
df = pd.DataFrame(list(product(x_input, y_input)), columns=['x', 'y'])
df['z'] = df.apply(function_for_df, axis=1)
# In the reality I start from there !
#%% creating the model
X = df[['x','y']].astype(float) #
Y = df['z'].astype(float)
polynomial_features_final= PolynomialFeatures(degree=3)
X3 = polynomial_features_final.fit_transform(X)
model = sm.OLS(Y, X3).fit()
predictions = model.predict(X3)
print_model = model.summary()
print(print_model)
#%% using the model to make predictions, no problem
def model_predict(x_sample, y_samples):
df_input = pd.DataFrame({ "x":x_sample, "y":y_samples }, index=[0])
X_input = polynomial_features_final.fit_transform(df_input)
prediction = model.predict(X_input)
return prediction
print("prediction for x=2, y=3.2 :" ,model_predict(2 ,3.2))
# How to extract the formula for the "model" ?
#Thanks
Side notes:
A desciption like the one given by pasty ModelDesc will be fine:
from patsy import ModelDesc
ModelDesc.from_formula("y ~ x")
# or even better :
desc = ModelDesc.from_formula("y ~ (a + b + c + d) ** 2")
desc.describe()
But i 'am not able to make the bridge between my model and patsy.ModelDesc. Thanks for your help.
Solution 1:[1]
As Josef said in the comment, i had to look at : sklearn PolynomialFeature .
Then I found this answer :
PolynomialFeatures(degree=3).get_feature_names()
In the context :
#%% creating the model
X = df[['x','y']].astype(float) #
Y = df['z'].astype(float)
polynomial_features_final= PolynomialFeatures(degree=3)
#X3 = polynomial_features_final.fit_transform(X)
X3 = polynomial_features_final.fit_transform(df[['x', 'y']].to_numpy())
model = sm.OLS(Y, X3).fit()
predictions = model.predict(X3)
print_model = model.summary()
print(print_model)
print("\n-- ONE SOLUTION --\n Coef and Term name :")
results = list(zip(model.params, polynomial_features_final.get_feature_names()))
print(results)
Solution 2:[2]
You can fit the model using Patsy formula language using statsmodels.formula.api
For instance, you can have:
import statsmodels.formula.api as smf
# You do not need fit_transform to generate poly features in df
# You can specify the model using vectorized functions, many transformations are supported
model = smf.ols(formula='z ~ x*y + I(x**2)*I(y**2) + I(x**3)*I(y**3)', data=df).fit()
print_model = model.summary()
print(print_model)
OLS Regression Results
==============================================================================
Dep. Variable: z R-squared: 1.000
Model: OLS Adj. R-squared: 1.000
Method: Least Squares F-statistic: 4.193e+05
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 Prob (F-statistic): 0.00
Time: 16:53:19 Log-Likelihood: -1478.1
No. Observations: 400 AIC: 2976.
Df Residuals: 390 BIC: 3016.
Df Model: 9
Covariance Type: nonrobust
=======================================================================================
coef std err t P>|t| [0.025 0.975]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intercept 229.3425 23.994 9.558 0.000 182.168 276.517
x -180.0081 11.822 -15.226 0.000 -203.251 -156.765
y -136.2619 19.039 -7.157 0.000 -173.694 -98.830
x:y 118.0431 2.864 41.210 0.000 112.411 123.675
I(x ** 2) 31.2537 4.257 7.341 0.000 22.884 39.624
I(y ** 2) 22.5973 4.986 4.532 0.000 12.795 32.399
I(x ** 2):I(y ** 2) 1.4176 0.213 6.671 0.000 1.000 1.835
I(x ** 3) 4.7562 0.595 7.991 0.000 3.586 5.926
I(y ** 3) 4.7601 0.423 11.250 0.000 3.928 5.592
I(x ** 3):I(y ** 3) 0.0166 0.006 2.915 0.004 0.005 0.028
==============================================================================
Omnibus: 28.012 Durbin-Watson: 0.182
Prob(Omnibus): 0.000 Jarque-Bera (JB): 71.076
Skew: -0.311 Prob(JB): 3.68e-16
Kurtosis: 4.969 Cond. No. 1.32e+05
==============================================================================
Notes:
[1] Standard Errors assume that the covariance matrix of the errors is correctly specified.
[2] The condition number is large, 1.32e+05. This might indicate that there are
strong multicollinearity or other numerical problems.
print(model.params)
Intercept 229.342451
x -180.008082
y -136.261886
x:y 118.043098
I(x ** 2) 31.253705
I(y ** 2) 22.597298
I(x ** 2):I(y ** 2) 1.417551
I(x ** 3) 4.756205
I(y ** 3) 4.760144
I(x ** 3):I(y ** 3) 0.016611
dtype: float64
Then by simple print(model.params), you will have a natural bridge between the model and patsy.ModelDesc (here that is analogous to the formula definition)
Notes: Raw polynomial used here in the demo. You may switch to using orthogonal polynomials. That will help explain the contribution of each term to variance in the outcome, ref to StackExchange
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| Solution | Source |
|---|---|
| Solution 1 | fredvol |
| Solution 2 | bkahya |

