sklearn.covariance.graph_lasso¶

sklearn.covariance.graph_lasso(emp_cov, alpha, cov_init=None, mode='cd', tol=0.0001, max_iter=100, verbose=False, return_costs=False, eps=2.2204460492503131e-16)¶

l1-penalized covariance estimator

Parameters :

emp_cov : 2D ndarray, shape (n_features, n_features)

Empirical covariance from which to compute the covariance estimate.

alpha : positive float

The regularization parameter: the higher alpha, the more regularization, the sparser the inverse covariance.

cov_init : 2D array (n_features, n_features), optional

The initial guess for the covariance.

mode : {‘cd’, ‘lars’}

The Lasso solver to use: coordinate descent or LARS. Use LARS for very sparse underlying graphs, where p > n. Elsewhere prefer cd which is more numerically stable.

tol : positive float, optional

The tolerance to declare convergence: if the dual gap goes below this value, iterations are stopped.

max_iter : integer, optional

The maximum number of iterations.

verbose : boolean, optional

If verbose is True, the objective function and dual gap are printed at each iteration.

return_costs : boolean, optional

If return_costs is True, the objective function and dual gap at each iteration are returned.

eps : float, optional

The machine-precision regularization in the computation of the Cholesky diagonal factors. Increase this for very ill-conditioned systems.

Returns :

covariance : 2D ndarray, shape (n_features, n_features)

The estimated covariance matrix.

precision : 2D ndarray, shape (n_features, n_features)

The estimated (sparse) precision matrix.

costs : list of (objective, dual_gap) pairs

The list of values of the objective function and the dual gap at each iteration. Returned only if return_costs is True.