Train and evaluate a model in the Data Science Workspace UI

In Adobe Experience Platform Data Science Workspace, a machine learning Model is created by incorporating an existing Recipe that is appropriate for the Model’s intent. The Model is then trained and evaluated to optimize its operating efficiency and efficacy by fine-tuning its associated Hyperparameters. Recipes are reusable, meaning that multiple Models can be created and tailored to specific purposes with a single Recipe.

This tutorial walks through the steps to create, train, and evaluate a Model.

Getting started

In order to complete this tutorial, you must have access to Experience Platform. If you do not have access to an organization in Experience Platform, please speak to your system administrator before proceeding.

This tutorial requires an existing Recipe. If you do not have a Recipe, follow the Import a packaged Recipe in the UI tutorial before continuing.

Create a Model

In Experience Platform, select the Models tab located in the left navigation, then select the browse tab to view your existing Models. Select Create Model near the top right of the page to begin a Model creation process.

Browse through the list of existing Recipes, find and select the Recipe to be used to create the Model and select Next.

Select an appropriate input dataset and select Next. This will set the default input training dataset for the Model.

Provide a name for the Model and review the default Model configurations. Default configurations were applied during Recipe creation, review and modify the configuration values by double-clicking the values.

To provide a new set of configurations, select Upload New Config and drag a JSON file containing Model configurations into the browser window. Select Finish to create the Model.

Create a training Run

In Experience Platform, select the Models tab located in the left navigation, then select the browse tab to view your existing Models. Find and select the hyperlink attached to the name of the Model you wish to train.

All existing training runs with their current training statuses are listed. For Models created using the Data Science Workspace user interface, a training run is automatically generated and executed using the default configurations and input training dataset.

Create a new training run by selecting Train near the top-right of the Model overview page.

Select the training input dataset for the training run, then select Next.

Default configurations provided during the Model’s creation are shown, change and modify these accordingly by double-clicking the values. Select Finish to create and execute the training run.

Evaluate the Model

In Experience Platform, select the Models tab located in the left navigation, then select the browse tab to view your existing Models. Find and select the hyperlink attached to the name of the Model you wish to evaluate.

All existing training runs with their current training statuses are listed. With multiple completed training runs, evaluation metrics can be compared across different training runs in the Model evaluation chart. Select an evaluation metric using the dropdown list above the graph.

The Mean Absolute Percent Error (MAPE) metric expresses accuracy as a percentage of the error. This is used to identify the top performing Experiment. The lower the MAPE, the better.

The “Precision” metric describes the percentage of relevant Instances compared with the total retrieved Instances. Precision can be seen as the probability that a randomly selected outcome is correct.

Selecting a specific training run provides the details of that run by opening the evaluation page. This can be done even before the run has been completed. On the evaluation page, you are able to see other evaluation metrics, configuration parameters, and visualizations specific to the training run.

You can also download activity logs to see the details of the run. Logs are particularly useful for failed runs to see what went wrong.

Hyperparameters cannot be trained and a Model must be optimized by testing different combinations of Hyperparameters. Repeat this Model training and evaluation process until you have arrived at an optimized Model.

Next steps

This tutorial walked you through creating, training, and evaluating a Model in Data Science Workspace. Once you have arrived at an optimized Model, you can use the trained Model to generate insights by following the Score a Model in the UI tutorial.

Reference reference

Retail Sales Recipe configurations

Hyperparameters determine the Model’s training behavior, modifying Hyperparameters will affect the Model’s accuracy and precision:

Additional parameters determine the Model’s technical properties: