PCA - Principal Component Analysis

Problem: you have a multidimensional set of data (such as a set of hidden unit activations) and you want to see which points are closest to others.

PCA allows you to identify the dimensions of greatest variance, to the dimensions of least variance. PCA1 has greatest variance.

Example

Let's look at a dataset that has nothing to do with networks: measurements of flowers, specifically Irises.

In [2]:
from sklearn import datasets
iris = datasets.load_iris()
In [3]:
iris.get("feature_names")
Out[3]:
['sepal length (cm)',
 'sepal width (cm)',
 'petal length (cm)',
 'petal width (cm)']
In [14]:
iris.data
Out[14]:
array([[ 5.1,  3.5,  1.4,  0.2],
       [ 4.9,  3. ,  1.4,  0.2],
       [ 4.7,  3.2,  1.3,  0.2],
       [ 4.6,  3.1,  1.5,  0.2],
       [ 5. ,  3.6,  1.4,  0.2],
       [ 5.4,  3.9,  1.7,  0.4],
       [ 4.6,  3.4,  1.4,  0.3],
       [ 5. ,  3.4,  1.5,  0.2],
       [ 4.4,  2.9,  1.4,  0.2],
       [ 4.9,  3.1,  1.5,  0.1],
       [ 5.4,  3.7,  1.5,  0.2],
       [ 4.8,  3.4,  1.6,  0.2],
       [ 4.8,  3. ,  1.4,  0.1],
       [ 4.3,  3. ,  1.1,  0.1],
       [ 5.8,  4. ,  1.2,  0.2],
       [ 5.7,  4.4,  1.5,  0.4],
       [ 5.4,  3.9,  1.3,  0.4],
       [ 5.1,  3.5,  1.4,  0.3],
       [ 5.7,  3.8,  1.7,  0.3],
       [ 5.1,  3.8,  1.5,  0.3],
       [ 5.4,  3.4,  1.7,  0.2],
       [ 5.1,  3.7,  1.5,  0.4],
       [ 4.6,  3.6,  1. ,  0.2],
       [ 5.1,  3.3,  1.7,  0.5],
       [ 4.8,  3.4,  1.9,  0.2],
       [ 5. ,  3. ,  1.6,  0.2],
       [ 5. ,  3.4,  1.6,  0.4],
       [ 5.2,  3.5,  1.5,  0.2],
       [ 5.2,  3.4,  1.4,  0.2],
       [ 4.7,  3.2,  1.6,  0.2],
       [ 4.8,  3.1,  1.6,  0.2],
       [ 5.4,  3.4,  1.5,  0.4],
       [ 5.2,  4.1,  1.5,  0.1],
       [ 5.5,  4.2,  1.4,  0.2],
       [ 4.9,  3.1,  1.5,  0.1],
       [ 5. ,  3.2,  1.2,  0.2],
       [ 5.5,  3.5,  1.3,  0.2],
       [ 4.9,  3.1,  1.5,  0.1],
       [ 4.4,  3. ,  1.3,  0.2],
       [ 5.1,  3.4,  1.5,  0.2],
       [ 5. ,  3.5,  1.3,  0.3],
       [ 4.5,  2.3,  1.3,  0.3],
       [ 4.4,  3.2,  1.3,  0.2],
       [ 5. ,  3.5,  1.6,  0.6],
       [ 5.1,  3.8,  1.9,  0.4],
       [ 4.8,  3. ,  1.4,  0.3],
       [ 5.1,  3.8,  1.6,  0.2],
       [ 4.6,  3.2,  1.4,  0.2],
       [ 5.3,  3.7,  1.5,  0.2],
       [ 5. ,  3.3,  1.4,  0.2],
       [ 7. ,  3.2,  4.7,  1.4],
       [ 6.4,  3.2,  4.5,  1.5],
       [ 6.9,  3.1,  4.9,  1.5],
       [ 5.5,  2.3,  4. ,  1.3],
       [ 6.5,  2.8,  4.6,  1.5],
       [ 5.7,  2.8,  4.5,  1.3],
       [ 6.3,  3.3,  4.7,  1.6],
       [ 4.9,  2.4,  3.3,  1. ],
       [ 6.6,  2.9,  4.6,  1.3],
       [ 5.2,  2.7,  3.9,  1.4],
       [ 5. ,  2. ,  3.5,  1. ],
       [ 5.9,  3. ,  4.2,  1.5],
       [ 6. ,  2.2,  4. ,  1. ],
       [ 6.1,  2.9,  4.7,  1.4],
       [ 5.6,  2.9,  3.6,  1.3],
       [ 6.7,  3.1,  4.4,  1.4],
       [ 5.6,  3. ,  4.5,  1.5],
       [ 5.8,  2.7,  4.1,  1. ],
       [ 6.2,  2.2,  4.5,  1.5],
       [ 5.6,  2.5,  3.9,  1.1],
       [ 5.9,  3.2,  4.8,  1.8],
       [ 6.1,  2.8,  4. ,  1.3],
       [ 6.3,  2.5,  4.9,  1.5],
       [ 6.1,  2.8,  4.7,  1.2],
       [ 6.4,  2.9,  4.3,  1.3],
       [ 6.6,  3. ,  4.4,  1.4],
       [ 6.8,  2.8,  4.8,  1.4],
       [ 6.7,  3. ,  5. ,  1.7],
       [ 6. ,  2.9,  4.5,  1.5],
       [ 5.7,  2.6,  3.5,  1. ],
       [ 5.5,  2.4,  3.8,  1.1],
       [ 5.5,  2.4,  3.7,  1. ],
       [ 5.8,  2.7,  3.9,  1.2],
       [ 6. ,  2.7,  5.1,  1.6],
       [ 5.4,  3. ,  4.5,  1.5],
       [ 6. ,  3.4,  4.5,  1.6],
       [ 6.7,  3.1,  4.7,  1.5],
       [ 6.3,  2.3,  4.4,  1.3],
       [ 5.6,  3. ,  4.1,  1.3],
       [ 5.5,  2.5,  4. ,  1.3],
       [ 5.5,  2.6,  4.4,  1.2],
       [ 6.1,  3. ,  4.6,  1.4],
       [ 5.8,  2.6,  4. ,  1.2],
       [ 5. ,  2.3,  3.3,  1. ],
       [ 5.6,  2.7,  4.2,  1.3],
       [ 5.7,  3. ,  4.2,  1.2],
       [ 5.7,  2.9,  4.2,  1.3],
       [ 6.2,  2.9,  4.3,  1.3],
       [ 5.1,  2.5,  3. ,  1.1],
       [ 5.7,  2.8,  4.1,  1.3],
       [ 6.3,  3.3,  6. ,  2.5],
       [ 5.8,  2.7,  5.1,  1.9],
       [ 7.1,  3. ,  5.9,  2.1],
       [ 6.3,  2.9,  5.6,  1.8],
       [ 6.5,  3. ,  5.8,  2.2],
       [ 7.6,  3. ,  6.6,  2.1],
       [ 4.9,  2.5,  4.5,  1.7],
       [ 7.3,  2.9,  6.3,  1.8],
       [ 6.7,  2.5,  5.8,  1.8],
       [ 7.2,  3.6,  6.1,  2.5],
       [ 6.5,  3.2,  5.1,  2. ],
       [ 6.4,  2.7,  5.3,  1.9],
       [ 6.8,  3. ,  5.5,  2.1],
       [ 5.7,  2.5,  5. ,  2. ],
       [ 5.8,  2.8,  5.1,  2.4],
       [ 6.4,  3.2,  5.3,  2.3],
       [ 6.5,  3. ,  5.5,  1.8],
       [ 7.7,  3.8,  6.7,  2.2],
       [ 7.7,  2.6,  6.9,  2.3],
       [ 6. ,  2.2,  5. ,  1.5],
       [ 6.9,  3.2,  5.7,  2.3],
       [ 5.6,  2.8,  4.9,  2. ],
       [ 7.7,  2.8,  6.7,  2. ],
       [ 6.3,  2.7,  4.9,  1.8],
       [ 6.7,  3.3,  5.7,  2.1],
       [ 7.2,  3.2,  6. ,  1.8],
       [ 6.2,  2.8,  4.8,  1.8],
       [ 6.1,  3. ,  4.9,  1.8],
       [ 6.4,  2.8,  5.6,  2.1],
       [ 7.2,  3. ,  5.8,  1.6],
       [ 7.4,  2.8,  6.1,  1.9],
       [ 7.9,  3.8,  6.4,  2. ],
       [ 6.4,  2.8,  5.6,  2.2],
       [ 6.3,  2.8,  5.1,  1.5],
       [ 6.1,  2.6,  5.6,  1.4],
       [ 7.7,  3. ,  6.1,  2.3],
       [ 6.3,  3.4,  5.6,  2.4],
       [ 6.4,  3.1,  5.5,  1.8],
       [ 6. ,  3. ,  4.8,  1.8],
       [ 6.9,  3.1,  5.4,  2.1],
       [ 6.7,  3.1,  5.6,  2.4],
       [ 6.9,  3.1,  5.1,  2.3],
       [ 5.8,  2.7,  5.1,  1.9],
       [ 6.8,  3.2,  5.9,  2.3],
       [ 6.7,  3.3,  5.7,  2.5],
       [ 6.7,  3. ,  5.2,  2.3],
       [ 6.3,  2.5,  5. ,  1.9],
       [ 6.5,  3. ,  5.2,  2. ],
       [ 6.2,  3.4,  5.4,  2.3],
       [ 5.9,  3. ,  5.1,  1.8]])
In [3]:
iris.target
Out[3]:
array([0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
       0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
       0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
       1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
       1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
       2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
       2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2])
In [4]:
%matplotlib notebook
In [5]:
from sklearn.decomposition import PCA
In [6]:
pca = PCA(n_components=2)
In [7]:
pca.fit(iris.data)
Out[7]:
PCA(copy=True, n_components=2, whiten=False)
In [8]:
X = pca.transform(iris.data)
In [9]:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
In [11]:
plt.scatter(X[:, 0], X[:, 1], c=iris.target)
plt.scatter([X[10][0]], [X[10][1]], s=[200], c=["r"], alpha=0.5)
Out[11]:
<matplotlib.collections.PathCollection at 0x7f3f814f0d30>