improve doc in predict

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hetong 2014-09-01 15:38:29 -07:00
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@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ setClass("xgb.Booster")
#' untransformed margin value. In logistic regression, outputmargin=T will #' untransformed margin value. In logistic regression, outputmargin=T will
#' output value before logistic transformation. #' output value before logistic transformation.
#' @param ntreelimit limit number of trees used in prediction, this parameter is only valid for gbtree, but not for gblinear. #' @param ntreelimit limit number of trees used in prediction, this parameter is only valid for gbtree, but not for gblinear.
#' set it to be value bigger than 0 #' set it to be value bigger than 0. It will use all trees by default.
#' @examples #' @examples
#' data(iris) #' data(iris)
#' bst <- xgboost(as.matrix(iris[,1:4]),as.numeric(iris[,5]), nrounds = 2) #' bst <- xgboost(as.matrix(iris[,1:4]),as.numeric(iris[,5]), nrounds = 2)

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@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
\alias{predict,xgb.Booster-method} \alias{predict,xgb.Booster-method}
\title{Predict method for eXtreme Gradient Boosting model} \title{Predict method for eXtreme Gradient Boosting model}
\usage{ \usage{
\S4method{predict}{xgb.Booster}(object, newdata, outputmargin = FALSE) \S4method{predict}{xgb.Booster}(object, newdata, outputmargin = FALSE,
ntreelimit = NULL)
} }
\arguments{ \arguments{
\item{object}{Object of class "xgb.Boost"} \item{object}{Object of class "xgb.Boost"}
@ -13,9 +14,12 @@
\code{xgb.DMatrix}.} \code{xgb.DMatrix}.}
\item{outputmargin}{whether the prediction should be shown in the original \item{outputmargin}{whether the prediction should be shown in the original
value of sum of functions, when outputmargin=TRUE, the prediction is value of sum of functions, when outputmargin=TRUE, the prediction is
untransformed margin value. In logistic regression, outputmargin=T will untransformed margin value. In logistic regression, outputmargin=T will
output value before logistic transformation.} output value before logistic transformation.}
\item{ntreelimit}{limit number of trees used in prediction, this parameter is only valid for gbtree, but not for gblinear.
set it to be value bigger than 0. It will use all trees by default.}
} }
\description{ \description{
Predicted values based on xgboost model object. Predicted values based on xgboost model object.