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In this exercise you will:
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# Run some setup code for this notebook.
import random
import numpy as np
from cs231n.data_utils import load_CIFAR10
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# This is a bit of magic to make matplotlib figures appear inline in the
# notebook rather than in a new window.
%matplotlib inline
plt.rcParams['figure.figsize'] = (10.0, 8.0) # set default size of plots
plt.rcParams['image.interpolation'] = 'nearest'
plt.rcParams['image.cmap'] = 'gray'
# Some more magic so that the notebook will reload external python modules;
# see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1907993/autoreload-of-modules-in-ipython
%load_ext autoreload
%autoreload 2
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# Load the raw CIFAR-10 data.
cifar10_dir = 'cs231n/datasets/cifar-10-batches-py'
X_train, y_train, X_test, y_test = load_CIFAR10(cifar10_dir)
# As a sanity check, we print out the size of the training and test data.
print 'Training data shape: ', X_train.shape
print 'Training labels shape: ', y_train.shape
print 'Test data shape: ', X_test.shape
print 'Test labels shape: ', y_test.shape
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# Visualize some examples from the dataset.
# We show a few examples of training images from each class.
classes = ['plane', 'car', 'bird', 'cat', 'deer', 'dog', 'frog', 'horse', 'ship', 'truck']
num_classes = len(classes)
samples_per_class = 7
for y, cls in enumerate(classes):
idxs = np.flatnonzero(y_train == y)
idxs = np.random.choice(idxs, samples_per_class, replace=False)
for i, idx in enumerate(idxs):
plt_idx = i * num_classes + y + 1
plt.subplot(samples_per_class, num_classes, plt_idx)
plt.imshow(X_train[idx].astype('uint8'))
plt.axis('off')
if i == 0:
plt.title(cls)
plt.show()
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# Subsample the data for more efficient code execution in this exercise.
num_training = 49000
num_validation = 1000
num_test = 1000
# Our validation set will be num_validation points from the original
# training set.
mask = range(num_training, num_training + num_validation)
X_val = X_train[mask]
y_val = y_train[mask]
# Our training set will be the first num_train points from the original
# training set.
mask = range(num_training)
X_train = X_train[mask]
y_train = y_train[mask]
# We use the first num_test points of the original test set as our
# test set.
mask = range(num_test)
X_test = X_test[mask]
y_test = y_test[mask]
print 'Train data shape: ', X_train.shape
print 'Train labels shape: ', y_train.shape
print 'Validation data shape: ', X_val.shape
print 'Validation labels shape: ', y_val.shape
print 'Test data shape: ', X_test.shape
print 'Test labels shape: ', y_test.shape
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# Preprocessing: reshape the image data into rows
X_train = np.reshape(X_train, (X_train.shape[0], -1))
X_val = np.reshape(X_val, (X_val.shape[0], -1))
X_test = np.reshape(X_test, (X_test.shape[0], -1))
# As a sanity check, print out the shapes of the data
print 'Training data shape: ', X_train.shape
print 'Validation data shape: ', X_val.shape
print 'Test data shape: ', X_test.shape
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# Preprocessing: subtract the mean image
# first: compute the image mean based on the training data
mean_image = np.mean(X_train, axis=0)
print mean_image[:10] # print a few of the elements
plt.figure(figsize=(4,4))
plt.imshow(mean_image.reshape((32,32,3)).astype('uint8')) # visualize the mean image
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# second: subtract the mean image from train and test data
X_train -= mean_image
X_val -= mean_image
X_test -= mean_image
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# third: append the bias dimension of ones (i.e. bias trick) so that our SVM
# only has to worry about optimizing a single weight matrix W.
# Also, lets transform both data matrices so that each image is a column.
X_train = np.hstack([X_train, np.ones((X_train.shape[0], 1))]).T
X_val = np.hstack([X_val, np.ones((X_val.shape[0], 1))]).T
X_test = np.hstack([X_test, np.ones((X_test.shape[0], 1))]).T
print X_train.shape, X_val.shape, X_test.shape
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# Evaluate the naive implementation of the loss we provided for you:
from cs231n.classifiers.linear_svm import svm_loss_naive
import time
# generate a random SVM weight matrix of small numbers
W = np.random.randn(10, 3073) * 0.0001
loss, grad = svm_loss_naive(W, X_train, y_train, 0.00001)
print 'loss: %f' % (loss, )
The grad returned from the function above is right now all zero. Derive and implement the gradient for the SVM cost function and implement it inline inside the function svm_loss_naive. You will find it helpful to interleave your new code inside the existing function.
To check that you have correctly implemented the gradient correctly, you can numerically estimate the gradient of the loss function and compare the numeric estimate to the gradient that you computed. We have provided code that does this for you:
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# Once you've implemented the gradient, recompute it with the code below
# and gradient check it with the function we provided for you
# Compute the loss and its gradient at W.
loss, grad = svm_loss_naive(W, X_train, y_train, 0.0)
# Numerically compute the gradient along several randomly chosen dimensions, and
# compare them with your analytically computed gradient. The numbers should match
# almost exactly along all dimensions.
from cs231n.gradient_check import grad_check_sparse
f = lambda w: svm_loss_naive(w, X_train, y_train, 0.0)[0]
grad_numerical = grad_check_sparse(f, W, grad, 10)
It is possible that once in a while a dimension in the gradcheck will not match exactly. What could such a discrepancy be caused by? Is it a reason for concern? What is a simple example in one dimension where a gradient check could fail? Hint: the SVM loss function is not strictly speaking differentiable
Your Answer: This shouldn't be reason for concern. Discrepancy are caused by numerical error (e.g. choice of h too big) and discrepancies with the subgradient since this is not strictly differentiable. Any function contains a kink in 1D can cause a gradient check to fail easily (although it may be convex).
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# Next implement the function svm_loss_vectorized; for now only compute the loss;
# we will implement the gradient in a moment.
tic = time.time()
loss_naive, grad_naive = svm_loss_naive(W, X_train, y_train, 0.00001)
toc = time.time()
print 'Naive loss: %e computed in %fs' % (loss_naive, toc - tic)
from cs231n.classifiers.linear_svm import svm_loss_vectorized
tic = time.time()
loss_vectorized, _ = svm_loss_vectorized(W, X_train, y_train, 0.00001)
toc = time.time()
print 'Vectorized loss: %e computed in %fs' % (loss_vectorized, toc - tic)
# The losses should match but your vectorized implementation should be much faster.
print 'difference: %f' % (loss_naive - loss_vectorized)
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# Complete the implementation of svm_loss_vectorized, and compute the gradient
# of the loss function in a vectorized way.
# The naive implementation and the vectorized implementation should match, but
# the vectorized version should still be much faster.
tic = time.time()
_, grad_naive = svm_loss_naive(W, X_train, y_train, 0.00001)
toc = time.time()
print 'Naive loss and gradient: computed in %fs' % (toc - tic)
tic = time.time()
_, grad_vectorized = svm_loss_vectorized(W, X_train, y_train, 0.00001)
toc = time.time()
print 'Vectorized loss and gradient: computed in %fs' % (toc - tic)
# The loss is a single number, so it is easy to compare the values computed
# by the two implementations. The gradient on the other hand is a matrix, so
# we use the Frobenius norm to compare them.
difference = np.linalg.norm(grad_naive - grad_vectorized, ord='fro')
print 'difference: %f' % difference
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# Now implement SGD in LinearSVM.train() function and run it with the code below
from cs231n.classifiers import LinearSVM
svm = LinearSVM()
tic = time.time()
loss_hist = svm.train(X_train, y_train, learning_rate=1e-7, reg=5e4,
num_iters=1500, verbose=True)
toc = time.time()
print 'That took %fs' % (toc - tic)
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# A useful debugging strategy is to plot the loss as a function of
# iteration number:
plt.plot(loss_hist)
plt.xlabel('Iteration number')
plt.ylabel('Loss value')
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# Write the LinearSVM.predict function and evaluate the performance on both the
# training and validation set
y_train_pred = svm.predict(X_train)
print 'training accuracy: %f' % (np.mean(y_train == y_train_pred), )
y_val_pred = svm.predict(X_val)
print 'validation accuracy: %f' % (np.mean(y_val == y_val_pred), )
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# Use the validation set to tune hyperparameters (regularization strength and
# learning rate). You should experiment with different ranges for the learning
# rates and regularization strengths; if you are careful you should be able to
# get a classification accuracy of about 0.4 on the validation set.
learning_rates = [1e-7, 2e-7, 3e-7, 5e-5, 8e-7]
regularization_strengths = [1e4, 2e4, 3e4, 4e4, 5e4, 6e4, 7e4, 8e4, 1e5]
# results is dictionary mapping tuples of the form
# (learning_rate, regularization_strength) to tuples of the form
# (training_accuracy, validation_accuracy). The accuracy is simply the fraction
# of data points that are correctly classified.
results = {}
best_val = -1 # The highest validation accuracy that we have seen so far.
best_svm = None # The LinearSVM object that achieved the highest validation rate.
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# Write code that chooses the best hyperparameters by tuning on the validation #
# set. For each combination of hyperparameters, train a linear SVM on the #
# training set, compute its accuracy on the training and validation sets, and #
# store these numbers in the results dictionary. In addition, store the best #
# validation accuracy in best_val and the LinearSVM object that achieves this #
# accuracy in best_svm. #
# #
# Hint: You should use a small value for num_iters as you develop your #
# validation code so that the SVMs don't take much time to train; once you are #
# confident that your validation code works, you should rerun the validation #
# code with a larger value for num_iters. #
################################################################################
iters = 2000 #100
for lr in learning_rates:
for rs in regularization_strengths:
svm = LinearSVM()
svm.train(X_train, y_train, learning_rate=lr, reg=rs, num_iters=iters)
y_train_pred = svm.predict(X_train)
acc_train = np.mean(y_train == y_train_pred)
y_val_pred = svm.predict(X_val)
acc_val = np.mean(y_val == y_val_pred)
results[(lr, rs)] = (acc_train, acc_val)
if best_val < acc_val:
best_val = acc_val
best_svm = svm
# Print out results.
for lr, reg in sorted(results):
train_accuracy, val_accuracy = results[(lr, reg)]
print 'lr %e reg %e train accuracy: %f val accuracy: %f' % (
lr, reg, train_accuracy, val_accuracy)
print 'best validation accuracy achieved during cross-validation: %f' % best_val
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# Visualize the cross-validation results
import math
x_scatter = [math.log10(x[0]) for x in results]
y_scatter = [math.log10(x[1]) for x in results]
# plot training accuracy
sz = [results[x][0]*1500 for x in results] # default size of markers is 20
plt.subplot(1,2,1)
plt.scatter(x_scatter, y_scatter, sz)
plt.xlabel('log learning rate')
plt.ylabel('log regularization strength')
plt.title('CIFAR-10 training accuracy')
# plot validation accuracy
sz = [results[x][1]*1500 for x in results] # default size of markers is 20
plt.subplot(1,2,2)
plt.scatter(x_scatter, y_scatter, sz)
plt.xlabel('log learning rate')
plt.ylabel('log regularization strength')
plt.title('CIFAR-10 validation accuracy')
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# Evaluate the best svm on test set
y_test_pred = best_svm.predict(X_test)
test_accuracy = np.mean(y_test == y_test_pred)
print 'linear SVM on raw pixels final test set accuracy: %f' % test_accuracy
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# Visualize the learned weights for each class.
# Depending on your choice of learning rate and regularization strength, these may
# or may not be nice to look at.
w = best_svm.W[:,:-1] # strip out the bias
w = w.reshape(10, 32, 32, 3)
w_min, w_max = np.min(w), np.max(w)
classes = ['plane', 'car', 'bird', 'cat', 'deer', 'dog', 'frog', 'horse', 'ship', 'truck']
for i in xrange(10):
plt.subplot(2, 5, i + 1)
# Rescale the weights to be between 0 and 255
wimg = 255.0 * (w[i].squeeze() - w_min) / (w_max - w_min)
plt.imshow(wimg.astype('uint8'))
plt.axis('off')
plt.title(classes[i])
Describe what your visualized SVM weights look like, and offer a brief explanation for why they look they way that they do.
Your answer: The visulized SVM weights look like crude low-resolution templates of the object classes they describe along with the backgrounds they typically occur with. Due to sampling, the templates are very noisy. We see the horse weights, for example, shows what looks like two heads in both directions, which shows the weakness of this model -- it depends crucially on the layout of the image. The deer weights, for example, show a typically brown/green background that is indicative of typical shots of deer: occuring in nature, perhaps in a forest.
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