Linear regression 1D, Training Two Parameters

In this lab, you will train a model with PyTorch by using the data that we created. The model will have the slope and bias.
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Juma Shafara

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August 6, 2024

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In this lab, you will train a model with PyTorch by using the data that we created. The model will have the slope and bias. And we will review how to make a prediction in several different ways by using PyTorch.

Estimated Time Needed: 20 min

Preparation

We’ll need the following libraries:

# These are the libraries we are going to use in the lab.

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from mpl_toolkits import mplot3d

The class plot_error_surfaces is just to help you visualize the data space and the parameter space during training and has nothing to do with PyTorch.

Make Some Data

Import PyTorch:

# Import PyTorch library

import torch

Start with generating values from -3 to 3 that create a line with a slope of 1 and a bias of -1. This is the line that you need to estimate.

# Create f(X) with a slope of 1 and a bias of -1

X = torch.arange(-3, 3, 0.1).view(-1, 1)
f = 1 * X - 1

Now, add some noise to the data:

# Add noise

Y = f + 0.1 * torch.randn(X.size())

Plot the line and Y with noise:

# Plot out the line and the points with noise

plt.plot(X.numpy(), Y.numpy(), 'rx', label = 'y')
plt.plot(X.numpy(), f.numpy(), label = 'f')
plt.xlabel('x')
plt.ylabel('y')
plt.legend()

Create the Model and Cost Function (Total Loss)

Define the forward function:

# Define the forward function

def forward(x):
    return w * x + b

Define the cost or criterion function (MSE):

# Define the MSE Loss function

def criterion(yhat,y):
    return torch.mean((yhat-y)**2)

Create a plot_error_surfaces object to visualize the data space and the parameter space during training:

# Create plot_error_surfaces for viewing the data

get_surface = plot_error_surfaces(15, 15, X, Y, 30)
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Train the Model

Create model parameters w, b by setting the argument requires_grad to True because we must learn it using the data.

# Define the parameters w, b for y = wx + b

w = torch.tensor(-15.0, requires_grad = True)
b = torch.tensor(-10.0, requires_grad = True)

Set the learning rate to 0.1 and create an empty list LOSS for storing the loss for each iteration.

# Define learning rate and create an empty list for containing the loss for each iteration.

lr = 0.1
LOSS = []

Define train_model function for train the model.

# The function for training the model

def train_model(iter):
    
    # Loop
    for epoch in range(iter):
        
        # make a prediction
        Yhat = forward(X)
        
        # calculate the loss 
        loss = criterion(Yhat, Y)

        # Section for plotting
        get_surface.set_para_loss(w.data.tolist(), b.data.tolist(), loss.tolist())
        if epoch % 3 == 0:
            get_surface.plot_ps()
            
        # store the loss in the list LOSS
        LOSS.append(loss.item())
        
        # backward pass: compute gradient of the loss with respect to all the learnable parameters
        loss.backward()
        
        # update parameters slope and bias
        w.data = w.data - lr * w.grad.data
        b.data = b.data - lr * b.grad.data
        
        # zero the gradients before running the backward pass
        w.grad.data.zero_()
        b.grad.data.zero_()

Run 15 iterations of gradient descent: bug data space is 1 iteration ahead of parameter space

# Train the model with 15 iterations

train_model(15)

Plot total loss/cost surface with loss values for different parameters in red:

# Plot out the Loss Result


get_surface.final_plot()
plt.plot(LOSS)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.xlabel("Epoch/Iterations")
plt.ylabel("Cost")

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Practice

Experiment using s learning rates 0.2 and width the following parameters. Run 15 iterations.

# Practice: train and plot the result with lr = 0.2 and the following parameters

w = torch.tensor(-15.0, requires_grad = True)
b = torch.tensor(-10.0, requires_grad = True)
lr = 0.2
LOSS2 = []

Double-click here for the solution.

Plot the LOSS and LOSS2

# Practice: Plot the LOSS and LOSS2 in order to compare the Total Loss

# Type your code here
plt.plot(LOSS, label = "LOSS")
plt.plot(LOSS2, label = "LOSS2")
plt.tight_layout()
plt.xlabel("Epoch/Iterations")
plt.ylabel("Cost")
plt.legend()

About the Author:

Hi, My name is Juma Shafara. Am a Data Scientist and Instructor at DATAIDEA. I have taught hundreds of peope Programming, Data Analysis and Machine Learning. I also enjoy developing innovative algorithms and models that can drive insights and value. I regularly share some content that I find useful throughout my learning/teaching journey to simplify concepts in Machine Learning, Mathematics, Programming, and related topics on my website jumashafara.dataidea.org. Besides these technical stuff, I enjoy watching soccer, movies and reading mystery books.

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