Deployment

Deployment of machine learning models requires repeating feature engineering steps on new data. In some cases, these steps need to be performed in near real-time. Featuretools has capabilities to ease the deployment of feature engineering.

Saving Features

First, let’s build some generate some training and test data in the same format. We use a random seed to generate different data for the test.

Note

Features saved in one version of Featuretools are not guaranteed to load in another. This means the features might need to be re-created after upgrading Featuretools.

In [1]: import featuretools as ft

In [2]: es_train = ft.demo.load_mock_customer(return_entityset=True)

In [3]: es_test = ft.demo.load_mock_customer(return_entityset=True, random_seed=33)

Now let’s build some features definitions using DFS. Because we have categorical features, we also encode them with one hot encoding based on the values in the training data.

In [4]: feature_matrix, feature_defs = ft.dfs(entityset=es_train,
   ...:                                       target_entity="customers")
   ...: 

In [5]: feature_matrix_enc, features_enc = ft.encode_features(feature_matrix, feature_defs)

In [6]: feature_matrix_enc
Out[6]: 
             zip_code = 60091  zip_code = 13244  zip_code is unknown  COUNT(sessions)  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.device)  MODE(sessions.device) = mobile  MODE(sessions.device) = desktop  MODE(sessions.device) is unknown  SUM(transactions.amount)  STD(transactions.amount)  MAX(transactions.amount)  SKEW(transactions.amount)  MIN(transactions.amount)  MEAN(transactions.amount)  COUNT(transactions)  NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id)  MODE(transactions.product_id) = 4  MODE(transactions.product_id) = 5  MODE(transactions.product_id) = 2  MODE(transactions.product_id) = 1  MODE(transactions.product_id) is unknown  DAY(date_of_birth) = 18  DAY(date_of_birth) = 28  DAY(date_of_birth) = 21  DAY(date_of_birth) = 15  DAY(date_of_birth) is unknown  DAY(join_date) = 17  DAY(join_date) = 15  DAY(join_date) = 13  DAY(join_date) = 8  DAY(join_date) is unknown  YEAR(date_of_birth) = 2006  YEAR(date_of_birth) = 2003  YEAR(date_of_birth) = 1994  YEAR(date_of_birth) = 1986  YEAR(date_of_birth) = 1984  YEAR(date_of_birth) is unknown  YEAR(join_date) = 2011  YEAR(join_date) = 2012  YEAR(join_date) = 2010  YEAR(join_date) is unknown  MONTH(date_of_birth) = 8  MONTH(date_of_birth) = 7  MONTH(date_of_birth) = 11  MONTH(date_of_birth) is unknown  MONTH(join_date) = 4  MONTH(join_date) = 8  MONTH(join_date) = 7  MONTH(join_date) is unknown  WEEKDAY(date_of_birth) = 0  WEEKDAY(date_of_birth) = 5  WEEKDAY(date_of_birth) = 4  WEEKDAY(date_of_birth) = 1  WEEKDAY(date_of_birth) is unknown  WEEKDAY(join_date) = 6  WEEKDAY(join_date) = 5  WEEKDAY(join_date) = 4  WEEKDAY(join_date) is unknown  SUM(sessions.SKEW(transactions.amount))  SUM(sessions.MIN(transactions.amount))  SUM(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  SUM(sessions.MAX(transactions.amount))  SUM(sessions.STD(transactions.amount))  SUM(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  STD(sessions.SUM(transactions.amount))  STD(sessions.COUNT(transactions))  STD(sessions.SKEW(transactions.amount))  STD(sessions.MIN(transactions.amount))  STD(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  STD(sessions.MAX(transactions.amount))  STD(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  MAX(sessions.SUM(transactions.amount))  MAX(sessions.COUNT(transactions))  MAX(sessions.SKEW(transactions.amount))  MAX(sessions.MIN(transactions.amount))  MAX(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  MAX(sessions.STD(transactions.amount))  MAX(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  SKEW(sessions.SUM(transactions.amount))  SKEW(sessions.COUNT(transactions))  SKEW(sessions.MIN(transactions.amount))  SKEW(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  SKEW(sessions.MAX(transactions.amount))  SKEW(sessions.STD(transactions.amount))  SKEW(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  MIN(sessions.SUM(transactions.amount))  MIN(sessions.COUNT(transactions))  MIN(sessions.SKEW(transactions.amount))  MIN(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  MIN(sessions.MAX(transactions.amount))  MIN(sessions.STD(transactions.amount))  MIN(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.SUM(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.COUNT(transactions))  MEAN(sessions.SKEW(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.MIN(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  MEAN(sessions.MAX(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.STD(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.YEAR(session_start))  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.MONTH(session_start))  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.MODE(transactions.product_id))  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.DAY(session_start))  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.WEEKDAY(session_start))  MODE(sessions.YEAR(session_start)) = 2014  MODE(sessions.YEAR(session_start)) is unknown  MODE(sessions.MONTH(session_start)) = 1  MODE(sessions.MONTH(session_start)) is unknown  MODE(sessions.MODE(transactions.product_id)) = 3  MODE(sessions.MODE(transactions.product_id)) = 1  MODE(sessions.MODE(transactions.product_id)) = 4  MODE(sessions.MODE(transactions.product_id)) is unknown  MODE(sessions.DAY(session_start)) = 1  MODE(sessions.DAY(session_start)) is unknown  MODE(sessions.WEEKDAY(session_start)) = 2  MODE(sessions.WEEKDAY(session_start)) is unknown  NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.sessions.device)  NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.sessions.customer_id)  MODE(transactions.sessions.device) = mobile  MODE(transactions.sessions.device) = desktop  MODE(transactions.sessions.device) is unknown  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) = 5  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) = 4  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) = 3  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) = 2  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) = 1  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) is unknown
customer_id                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
5                           1                 0                    0                6                            3                               1                                0                                 0                   6349.66                 44.095630                    149.02                  -0.025941                      7.55                  80.375443                   79                                    5                                  0                                  1                                  0                                  0                                         0                        0                        1                        0                        0                              0                    1                    0                    0                   0                          0                           0                           0                           0                           0                           1                               0                       0                       0                       1                           0                         0                         1                          0                                0                     0                     0                     1                            0                           0                           1                           0                           0                                  0                       0                       1                       0                              0                                 0.014384                                   86.49                                                 30                                  839.76                              259.873954                               472.231119                              402.775486                           3.600926                                 0.415426                                4.961414                                           0.000000                                7.928001                                11.007471                                 1700.67                                 18                                 0.602209                                   20.65                                                  5                               51.149250                                94.481667                                 0.472342                           -0.317685                                -0.470410                                           0.000000                                 -0.333796                                 0.204548                                  0.335175                                  543.18                                  8                                -0.539060                                                  5                                  128.51                               36.734681                                66.666667                              1058.276667                           13.166667                                  0.002397                                14.415000                                           5.000000                                139.960000                                43.312326                                 78.705187                                         1                                          1                                                  5                                         1                                            1                                          1                                              0                                        1                                               0                                                 1                                                 0                                                 0                                                  0                                            1                                             0                                          1                                                 0                                         3                                              1                                            1                                             0                                              0                                            1                                            0                                            0                                            0                                            0                                                  0 
4                           1                 0                    0                8                            3                               1                                0                                 0                   8727.68                 45.068765                    149.95                  -0.036348                      5.73                  80.070459                  109                                    5                                  0                                  0                                  1                                  0                                         0                        0                        0                        0                        1                              0                    0                    0                    0                   1                          0                           1                           0                           0                           0                           0                               0                       1                       0                       0                           0                         1                         0                          0                                0                     1                     0                     0                            0                           0                           0                           0                           1                                  0                       0                       0                       1                              0                                 0.002764                                  131.51                                                 37                                 1157.99                              356.125829                               649.657515                              235.992478                           3.335416                                 0.387884                               16.960575                                           0.517549                                3.514421                                13.027258                                 1351.46                                 18                                 0.382868                                   54.83                                                  5                               54.293903                               110.450000                                -0.391805                            0.282488                                 2.103510                                          -0.644061                                  0.027256                                -1.065663                                  1.980948                                  771.68                                 10                                -0.711744                                                  4                                  139.20                               29.026424                                70.638182                              1090.960000                           13.625000                                  0.000346                                16.438750                                           4.625000                                144.748750                                44.515729                                 81.207189                                         1                                          1                                                  5                                         1                                            1                                          1                                              0                                        1                                               0                                                 0                                                 1                                                 0                                                  0                                            1                                             0                                          1                                                 0                                         3                                              1                                            1                                             0                                              0                                            0                                            1                                            0                                            0                                            0                                                  0 
1                           1                 0                    0                8                            3                               1                                0                                 0                   9025.62                 40.442059                    139.43                   0.019698                      5.81                  71.631905                  126                                    5                                  1                                  0                                  0                                  0                                         0                        1                        0                        0                        0                              0                    1                    0                    0                   0                          0                           0                           0                           1                           0                           0                               0                       1                       0                       0                           0                         0                         1                          0                                0                     1                     0                     0                            0                           1                           0                           0                           0                                  0                       1                       0                       0                              0                                -0.476122                                   78.59                                                 40                                 1057.97                              312.745952                               582.193117                              279.510713                           4.062019                                 0.589386                                6.954507                                           0.000000                                7.322191                                13.759314                                 1613.93                                 25                                 0.640252                                   26.36                                                  5                               46.905665                                88.755625                                 0.778170                            1.946018                                 2.440005                                           0.000000                                 -0.780493                                -0.312355                                 -0.424949                                  809.97                                 12                                -1.038434                                                  5                                  118.90                               30.450261                                50.623125                              1128.202500                           15.750000                                 -0.059515                                 9.823750                                           5.000000                                132.246250                                39.093244                                 72.774140                                         1                                          1                                                  4                                         1                                            1                                          1                                              0                                        1                                               0                                                 0                                                 0                                                 1                                                  0                                            1                                             0                                          1                                                 0                                         3                                              1                                            1                                             0                                              0                                            0                                            0                                            0                                            0                                            1                                                  0 
3                           0                 1                    0                6                            3                               0                                1                                 0                   6236.62                 43.683296                    149.15                   0.418230                      5.89                  67.060430                   93                                    5                                  0                                  0                                  0                                  1                                         0                        0                        0                        1                        0                              0                    0                    0                    1                   0                          0                           0                           1                           0                           0                           0                               0                       1                       0                       0                           0                         0                         0                          1                                0                     0                     1                     0                            0                           0                           0                           1                           0                                  0                       0                       1                       0                              0                                 2.286086                                   66.21                                                 29                                  847.63                              257.299895                               405.237462                              219.021420                           2.428992                                 0.429374                                5.424407                                           0.408248                               10.724241                                11.174282                                 1477.97                                 18                                 0.854976                                   20.06                                                  5                               50.110120                                82.109444                                 2.246479                           -1.507217                                 1.000771                                          -2.449490                                 -0.941078                                -0.245703                                  0.678544                                  889.21                                 11                                -0.289466                                                  4                                  126.74                               35.704680                                55.579412                              1039.436667                           15.500000                                  0.381014                                11.035000                                           4.833333                                141.271667                                42.883316                                 67.539577                                         1                                          1                                                  4                                         1                                            1                                          1                                              0                                        1                                               0                                                 0                                                 1                                                 0                                                  0                                            1                                             0                                          1                                                 0                                         3                                              1                                            0                                             1                                              0                                            0                                            0                                            1                                            0                                            0                                                  0 
2                           0                 1                    0                7                            3                               0                                1                                 0                   7200.28                 37.705178                    146.81                   0.098259                      8.73                  77.422366                   93                                    5                                  1                                  0                                  0                                  0                                         0                        1                        0                        0                        0                              0                    0                    1                    0                   0                          0                           0                           0                           0                           1                           0                               0                       0                       1                       0                           0                         1                         0                          0                                0                     1                     0                     0                            0                           1                           0                           0                           0                                  0                       1                       0                       0                              0                                -0.277640                                  154.60                                                 35                                  931.63                              258.700528                               548.905851                              251.609234                           3.450328                                 0.509798                               15.874374                                           0.000000                               17.221593                                11.477071                                 1320.64                                 18                                 0.755711                                   56.46                                                  5                               47.935920                                96.581000                                -0.440929                           -0.303276                                 2.154929                                           0.000000                                 -1.539467                                 0.013087                                  0.235296                                  634.84                                  8                                -0.763603                                                  5                                  100.04                               27.839228                                61.910000                              1028.611429                           13.285714                                 -0.039663                                22.085714                                           5.000000                                133.090000                                36.957218                                 78.415122                                         1                                          1                                                  4                                         1                                            1                                          1                                              0                                        1                                               0                                                 1                                                 0                                                 0                                                  0                                            1                                             0                                          1                                                 0                                         3                                              1                                            0                                             1                                              0                                            0                                            0                                            0                                            1                                            0                                                  0 

Now, we can use featuretools.save_features() to save a list features to a json file

In [7]: ft.save_features(features_enc, "feature_definitions.json")

Calculating Feature Matrix for New Data

We can use featuretools.load_features() to read in a list of saved features to calculate for our new entity set.

In [8]: saved_features = ft.load_features('feature_definitions.json')

After we load the features back in, we can calculate the feature matrix.

In [9]: feature_matrix = ft.calculate_feature_matrix(saved_features, es_test)

In [10]: feature_matrix
Out[10]: 
             zip_code = 60091  zip_code = 13244  zip_code is unknown  COUNT(sessions)  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.device)  MODE(sessions.device) = mobile  MODE(sessions.device) = desktop  MODE(sessions.device) is unknown  SUM(transactions.amount)  STD(transactions.amount)  MAX(transactions.amount)  SKEW(transactions.amount)  MIN(transactions.amount)  MEAN(transactions.amount)  COUNT(transactions)  NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id)  MODE(transactions.product_id) = 4  MODE(transactions.product_id) = 5  MODE(transactions.product_id) = 2  MODE(transactions.product_id) = 1  MODE(transactions.product_id) is unknown  DAY(date_of_birth) = 18  DAY(date_of_birth) = 28  DAY(date_of_birth) = 21  DAY(date_of_birth) = 15  DAY(date_of_birth) is unknown  DAY(join_date) = 17  DAY(join_date) = 15  DAY(join_date) = 13  DAY(join_date) = 8  DAY(join_date) is unknown  YEAR(date_of_birth) = 2006  YEAR(date_of_birth) = 2003  YEAR(date_of_birth) = 1994  YEAR(date_of_birth) = 1986  YEAR(date_of_birth) = 1984  YEAR(date_of_birth) is unknown  YEAR(join_date) = 2011  YEAR(join_date) = 2012  YEAR(join_date) = 2010  YEAR(join_date) is unknown  MONTH(date_of_birth) = 8  MONTH(date_of_birth) = 7  MONTH(date_of_birth) = 11  MONTH(date_of_birth) is unknown  MONTH(join_date) = 4  MONTH(join_date) = 8  MONTH(join_date) = 7  MONTH(join_date) is unknown  WEEKDAY(date_of_birth) = 0  WEEKDAY(date_of_birth) = 5  WEEKDAY(date_of_birth) = 4  WEEKDAY(date_of_birth) = 1  WEEKDAY(date_of_birth) is unknown  WEEKDAY(join_date) = 6  WEEKDAY(join_date) = 5  WEEKDAY(join_date) = 4  WEEKDAY(join_date) is unknown  SUM(sessions.SKEW(transactions.amount))  SUM(sessions.MIN(transactions.amount))  SUM(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  SUM(sessions.MAX(transactions.amount))  SUM(sessions.STD(transactions.amount))  SUM(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  STD(sessions.SUM(transactions.amount))  STD(sessions.COUNT(transactions))  STD(sessions.SKEW(transactions.amount))  STD(sessions.MIN(transactions.amount))  STD(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  STD(sessions.MAX(transactions.amount))  STD(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  MAX(sessions.SUM(transactions.amount))  MAX(sessions.COUNT(transactions))  MAX(sessions.SKEW(transactions.amount))  MAX(sessions.MIN(transactions.amount))  MAX(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  MAX(sessions.STD(transactions.amount))  MAX(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  SKEW(sessions.SUM(transactions.amount))  SKEW(sessions.COUNT(transactions))  SKEW(sessions.MIN(transactions.amount))  SKEW(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  SKEW(sessions.MAX(transactions.amount))  SKEW(sessions.STD(transactions.amount))  SKEW(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  MIN(sessions.SUM(transactions.amount))  MIN(sessions.COUNT(transactions))  MIN(sessions.SKEW(transactions.amount))  MIN(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  MIN(sessions.MAX(transactions.amount))  MIN(sessions.STD(transactions.amount))  MIN(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.SUM(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.COUNT(transactions))  MEAN(sessions.SKEW(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.MIN(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  MEAN(sessions.MAX(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.STD(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.YEAR(session_start))  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.MONTH(session_start))  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.MODE(transactions.product_id))  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.DAY(session_start))  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.WEEKDAY(session_start))  MODE(sessions.YEAR(session_start)) = 2014  MODE(sessions.YEAR(session_start)) is unknown  MODE(sessions.MONTH(session_start)) = 1  MODE(sessions.MONTH(session_start)) is unknown  MODE(sessions.MODE(transactions.product_id)) = 3  MODE(sessions.MODE(transactions.product_id)) = 1  MODE(sessions.MODE(transactions.product_id)) = 4  MODE(sessions.MODE(transactions.product_id)) is unknown  MODE(sessions.DAY(session_start)) = 1  MODE(sessions.DAY(session_start)) is unknown  MODE(sessions.WEEKDAY(session_start)) = 2  MODE(sessions.WEEKDAY(session_start)) is unknown  NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.sessions.device)  NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.sessions.customer_id)  MODE(transactions.sessions.device) = mobile  MODE(transactions.sessions.device) = desktop  MODE(transactions.sessions.device) is unknown  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) = 5  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) = 4  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) = 3  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) = 2  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) = 1  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) is unknown
customer_id                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
1                        True             False                False                6                            3                           False                             True                             False                   5776.41                 41.998795                    147.64                  -0.173042                      6.47                  79.128904                   73                                    5                               True                              False                              False                              False                                     False                    False                    False                    False                    False                           True                False                False                False               False                       True                       False                       False                       False                       False                       False                            True                   False                   False                   False                        True                     False                     False                      False                             True                 False                 False                 False                         True                       False                       False                       False                       False                               True                    True                   False                   False                          False                                -1.546156                                  198.92                                                 25                                  834.08                              217.064024                               524.919674                              327.331994                           5.741661                                 0.326628                               45.471977                                           1.329160                               11.742343                                25.801702                                 1418.99                                 19                                 0.164928                                  124.58                                                  5                               51.192518                               136.672500                                 0.130163                           -0.243198                                 2.290693                                          -1.206607                                 -1.165955                                -1.336611                                  1.796000                                  546.69                                  4                                -0.614442                                                  2                                  119.86                                9.176046                                64.238824                               962.735000                           12.166667                                 -0.257693                                33.153333                                           4.166667                                139.013333                                36.177337                                 87.486612                                         1                                          1                                                  4                                         1                                            1                                       True                                          False                                     True                                           False                                             False                                             False                                              True                                              False                                         True                                         False                                       True                                             False                                         3                                              1                                         True                                         False                                          False                                        False                                        False                                        False                                        False                                         True                                              False 
4                       False              True                False                9                            3                           False                             True                             False                  10178.43                 36.523849                    147.55                  -0.179621                      6.19                  80.781190                  126                                    5                              False                              False                              False                              False                                      True                    False                    False                    False                    False                           True                False                False                False               False                       True                       False                       False                       False                       False                       False                            True                   False                   False                   False                        True                     False                     False                       True                            False                 False                 False                  True                        False                       False                       False                        True                       False                              False                   False                   False                    True                          False                                -1.797214                                  193.08                                                 43                                 1180.90                              319.497611                               733.862898                              333.923377                           4.272002                                 0.324894                               17.851716                                           0.440959                               11.457114                                11.875823                                 1650.65                                 21                                 0.417250                                   60.29                                                  5                               41.627134                               104.565000                                -0.385392                           -0.086578                                 1.490781                                          -1.619848                                  0.230847                                -1.743267                                  1.078619                                  557.32                                  8                                -0.624344                                                  4                                  118.59                               22.026552                                69.665000                              1130.936667                           14.000000                                 -0.199690                                21.453333                                           4.777778                                131.211111                                35.499735                                 81.540322                                         1                                          1                                                  5                                         1                                            1                                       True                                          False                                     True                                           False                                             False                                              True                                             False                                              False                                         True                                         False                                       True                                             False                                         3                                              1                                        False                                          True                                          False                                        False                                         True                                        False                                        False                                        False                                              False 
3                        True             False                False                5                            2                            True                            False                             False                   5258.95                 42.416322                    148.09                  -0.081427                     10.66                  82.171094                   64                                    5                              False                               True                              False                              False                                     False                    False                    False                    False                    False                           True                False                False                False               False                       True                        True                       False                       False                       False                       False                           False                   False                   False                    True                       False                     False                     False                      False                             True                 False                 False                 False                         True                       False                       False                       False                       False                               True                   False                    True                   False                          False                                 0.353061                                  108.69                                                 23                                  715.80                              215.417211                               407.390549                              450.318768                           4.868265                                 0.530094                               10.829338                                           0.547723                                5.596950                                10.012657                                 1691.27                                 19                                 0.785376                                   38.69                                                  5                               46.402508                                92.004000                                 0.727969                            0.570300                                 1.010658                                          -0.608581                                 -1.598919                                -0.627238                                 -0.730554                                  653.11                                  8                                -0.608419                                                  4                                  133.75                               37.945636                                66.563000                              1051.790000                           12.800000                                  0.070612                                21.738000                                           4.600000                                143.160000                                43.083442                                 81.478110                                         1                                          1                                                  2                                         1                                            1                                       True                                          False                                     True                                           False                                             False                                              True                                             False                                              False                                         True                                         False                                       True                                             False                                         2                                              1                                         True                                         False                                          False                                        False                                        False                                         True                                        False                                        False                                              False 
2                       False              True                False                8                            3                           False                             True                             False                   9877.67                 39.913352                    148.34                   0.040395                      8.00                  76.571085                  129                                    5                              False                              False                              False                               True                                     False                    False                    False                    False                    False                           True                False                False                False               False                       True                       False                       False                       False                       False                       False                            True                   False                   False                    True                       False                     False                     False                      False                             True                 False                 False                 False                         True                       False                       False                       False                       False                               True                    True                   False                   False                          False                                -0.082021                                  136.01                                                 39                                 1100.82                              315.817331                               615.714934                              346.152626                           4.086126                                 0.305345                               10.517928                                           0.353553                                9.491736                                10.757169                                 1690.97                                 21                                 0.454842                                   40.88                                                  5                               43.950396                                87.669412                                -0.576079                           -1.158217                                 1.981423                                          -2.828427                                 -0.964539                                -0.403715                                 -2.048650                                  619.93                                  8                                -0.522578                                                  4                                  120.06                               33.618728                                52.288421                              1234.708750                           16.125000                                 -0.010253                                17.001250                                           4.875000                                137.602500                                39.477166                                 76.964367                                         1                                          1                                                  4                                         1                                            1                                       True                                          False                                     True                                           False                                             False                                              True                                             False                                              False                                         True                                         False                                       True                                             False                                         3                                              1                                        False                                          True                                          False                                        False                                        False                                        False                                         True                                        False                                              False 
5                        True             False                False                7                            3                           False                             True                             False                   9018.74                 37.514054                    149.53                  -0.107234                      6.35                  83.506852                  108                                    5                              False                              False                              False                              False                                      True                    False                     True                    False                    False                          False                False                False                False               False                       True                       False                       False                       False                       False                       False                            True                   False                   False                   False                        True                     False                     False                      False                             True                 False                 False                 False                         True                       False                       False                       False                        True                              False                   False                   False                    True                          False                                -0.595128                                  137.50                                                 33                                  997.48                              261.535265                               584.302915                              263.424967                           2.699206                                 0.440504                               10.431664                                           0.487950                                5.679896                                 7.689676                                 1705.25                                 19                                 0.538086                                   34.93                                                  5                               44.978308                                95.488000                                 0.215180                           -0.566615                                 0.013052                                          -1.229634                                 -0.308063                                -0.405840                                  0.246613                                  921.73                                 11                                -0.618136                                                  4                                  133.41                               26.724118                                73.576471                              1288.391429                           15.428571                                 -0.085018                                19.642857                                           4.714286                                142.497143                                37.362181                                 83.471845                                         1                                          1                                                  4                                         1                                            1                                       True                                          False                                     True                                           False                                             False                                              True                                             False                                              False                                         True                                         False                                       True                                             False                                         3                                              1                                        False                                          True                                          False                                         True                                        False                                        False                                        False                                        False                                              False 

As you can see above, we have the exact same features as before, but calculated using the test data.

Exporting Feature Matrix

Save as csv

The feature matrix is a pandas dataframe that we can save to disk

In [11]: feature_matrix.to_csv("feature_matrix.csv")

We can also read it back in as follows:

In [12]: saved_fm = pd.read_csv("feature_matrix.csv", index_col="customer_id")

In [13]: saved_fm
Out[13]: 
             zip_code = 60091  zip_code = 13244  zip_code is unknown  COUNT(sessions)  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.device)  MODE(sessions.device) = mobile  MODE(sessions.device) = desktop  MODE(sessions.device) is unknown  SUM(transactions.amount)  STD(transactions.amount)  MAX(transactions.amount)  SKEW(transactions.amount)  MIN(transactions.amount)  MEAN(transactions.amount)  COUNT(transactions)  NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id)  MODE(transactions.product_id) = 4  MODE(transactions.product_id) = 5  MODE(transactions.product_id) = 2  MODE(transactions.product_id) = 1  MODE(transactions.product_id) is unknown  DAY(date_of_birth) = 18  DAY(date_of_birth) = 28  DAY(date_of_birth) = 21  DAY(date_of_birth) = 15  DAY(date_of_birth) is unknown  DAY(join_date) = 17  DAY(join_date) = 15  DAY(join_date) = 13  DAY(join_date) = 8  DAY(join_date) is unknown  YEAR(date_of_birth) = 2006  YEAR(date_of_birth) = 2003  YEAR(date_of_birth) = 1994  YEAR(date_of_birth) = 1986  YEAR(date_of_birth) = 1984  YEAR(date_of_birth) is unknown  YEAR(join_date) = 2011  YEAR(join_date) = 2012  YEAR(join_date) = 2010  YEAR(join_date) is unknown  MONTH(date_of_birth) = 8  MONTH(date_of_birth) = 7  MONTH(date_of_birth) = 11  MONTH(date_of_birth) is unknown  MONTH(join_date) = 4  MONTH(join_date) = 8  MONTH(join_date) = 7  MONTH(join_date) is unknown  WEEKDAY(date_of_birth) = 0  WEEKDAY(date_of_birth) = 5  WEEKDAY(date_of_birth) = 4  WEEKDAY(date_of_birth) = 1  WEEKDAY(date_of_birth) is unknown  WEEKDAY(join_date) = 6  WEEKDAY(join_date) = 5  WEEKDAY(join_date) = 4  WEEKDAY(join_date) is unknown  SUM(sessions.SKEW(transactions.amount))  SUM(sessions.MIN(transactions.amount))  SUM(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  SUM(sessions.MAX(transactions.amount))  SUM(sessions.STD(transactions.amount))  SUM(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  STD(sessions.SUM(transactions.amount))  STD(sessions.COUNT(transactions))  STD(sessions.SKEW(transactions.amount))  STD(sessions.MIN(transactions.amount))  STD(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  STD(sessions.MAX(transactions.amount))  STD(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  MAX(sessions.SUM(transactions.amount))  MAX(sessions.COUNT(transactions))  MAX(sessions.SKEW(transactions.amount))  MAX(sessions.MIN(transactions.amount))  MAX(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  MAX(sessions.STD(transactions.amount))  MAX(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  SKEW(sessions.SUM(transactions.amount))  SKEW(sessions.COUNT(transactions))  SKEW(sessions.MIN(transactions.amount))  SKEW(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  SKEW(sessions.MAX(transactions.amount))  SKEW(sessions.STD(transactions.amount))  SKEW(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  MIN(sessions.SUM(transactions.amount))  MIN(sessions.COUNT(transactions))  MIN(sessions.SKEW(transactions.amount))  MIN(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  MIN(sessions.MAX(transactions.amount))  MIN(sessions.STD(transactions.amount))  MIN(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.SUM(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.COUNT(transactions))  MEAN(sessions.SKEW(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.MIN(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.product_id))  MEAN(sessions.MAX(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.STD(transactions.amount))  MEAN(sessions.MEAN(transactions.amount))  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.YEAR(session_start))  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.MONTH(session_start))  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.MODE(transactions.product_id))  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.DAY(session_start))  NUM_UNIQUE(sessions.WEEKDAY(session_start))  MODE(sessions.YEAR(session_start)) = 2014  MODE(sessions.YEAR(session_start)) is unknown  MODE(sessions.MONTH(session_start)) = 1  MODE(sessions.MONTH(session_start)) is unknown  MODE(sessions.MODE(transactions.product_id)) = 3  MODE(sessions.MODE(transactions.product_id)) = 1  MODE(sessions.MODE(transactions.product_id)) = 4  MODE(sessions.MODE(transactions.product_id)) is unknown  MODE(sessions.DAY(session_start)) = 1  MODE(sessions.DAY(session_start)) is unknown  MODE(sessions.WEEKDAY(session_start)) = 2  MODE(sessions.WEEKDAY(session_start)) is unknown  NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.sessions.device)  NUM_UNIQUE(transactions.sessions.customer_id)  MODE(transactions.sessions.device) = mobile  MODE(transactions.sessions.device) = desktop  MODE(transactions.sessions.device) is unknown  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) = 5  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) = 4  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) = 3  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) = 2  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) = 1  MODE(transactions.sessions.customer_id) is unknown
customer_id                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
1                        True             False                False                6                            3                           False                             True                             False                   5776.41                 41.998795                    147.64                  -0.173042                      6.47                  79.128904                   73                                    5                               True                              False                              False                              False                                     False                    False                    False                    False                    False                           True                False                False                False               False                       True                       False                       False                       False                       False                       False                            True                   False                   False                   False                        True                     False                     False                      False                             True                 False                 False                 False                         True                       False                       False                       False                       False                               True                    True                   False                   False                          False                                -1.546156                                  198.92                                                 25                                  834.08                              217.064024                               524.919674                              327.331994                           5.741661                                 0.326628                               45.471977                                           1.329160                               11.742343                                25.801702                                 1418.99                                 19                                 0.164928                                  124.58                                                  5                               51.192518                               136.672500                                 0.130163                           -0.243198                                 2.290693                                          -1.206607                                 -1.165955                                -1.336611                                  1.796000                                  546.69                                  4                                -0.614442                                                  2                                  119.86                                9.176046                                64.238824                               962.735000                           12.166667                                 -0.257693                                33.153333                                           4.166667                                139.013333                                36.177337                                 87.486612                                         1                                          1                                                  4                                         1                                            1                                       True                                          False                                     True                                           False                                             False                                             False                                              True                                              False                                         True                                         False                                       True                                             False                                         3                                              1                                         True                                         False                                          False                                        False                                        False                                        False                                        False                                         True                                              False 
4                       False              True                False                9                            3                           False                             True                             False                  10178.43                 36.523849                    147.55                  -0.179621                      6.19                  80.781190                  126                                    5                              False                              False                              False                              False                                      True                    False                    False                    False                    False                           True                False                False                False               False                       True                       False                       False                       False                       False                       False                            True                   False                   False                   False                        True                     False                     False                       True                            False                 False                 False                  True                        False                       False                       False                        True                       False                              False                   False                   False                    True                          False                                -1.797214                                  193.08                                                 43                                 1180.90                              319.497611                               733.862898                              333.923377                           4.272002                                 0.324894                               17.851716                                           0.440959                               11.457114                                11.875823                                 1650.65                                 21                                 0.417250                                   60.29                                                  5                               41.627134                               104.565000                                -0.385392                           -0.086578                                 1.490781                                          -1.619848                                  0.230847                                -1.743267                                  1.078619                                  557.32                                  8                                -0.624344                                                  4                                  118.59                               22.026552                                69.665000                              1130.936667                           14.000000                                 -0.199690                                21.453333                                           4.777778                                131.211111                                35.499735                                 81.540322                                         1                                          1                                                  5                                         1                                            1                                       True                                          False                                     True                                           False                                             False                                              True                                             False                                              False                                         True                                         False                                       True                                             False                                         3                                              1                                        False                                          True                                          False                                        False                                         True                                        False                                        False                                        False                                              False 
3                        True             False                False                5                            2                            True                            False                             False                   5258.95                 42.416322                    148.09                  -0.081427                     10.66                  82.171094                   64                                    5                              False                               True                              False                              False                                     False                    False                    False                    False                    False                           True                False                False                False               False                       True                        True                       False                       False                       False                       False                           False                   False                   False                    True                       False                     False                     False                      False                             True                 False                 False                 False                         True                       False                       False                       False                       False                               True                   False                    True                   False                          False                                 0.353061                                  108.69                                                 23                                  715.80                              215.417211                               407.390549                              450.318768                           4.868265                                 0.530094                               10.829338                                           0.547723                                5.596950                                10.012657                                 1691.27                                 19                                 0.785376                                   38.69                                                  5                               46.402508                                92.004000                                 0.727969                            0.570300                                 1.010658                                          -0.608581                                 -1.598919                                -0.627238                                 -0.730554                                  653.11                                  8                                -0.608419                                                  4                                  133.75                               37.945636                                66.563000                              1051.790000                           12.800000                                  0.070612                                21.738000                                           4.600000                                143.160000                                43.083442                                 81.478110                                         1                                          1                                                  2                                         1                                            1                                       True                                          False                                     True                                           False                                             False                                              True                                             False                                              False                                         True                                         False                                       True                                             False                                         2                                              1                                         True                                         False                                          False                                        False                                        False                                         True                                        False                                        False                                              False 
2                       False              True                False                8                            3                           False                             True                             False                   9877.67                 39.913352                    148.34                   0.040395                      8.00                  76.571085                  129                                    5                              False                              False                              False                               True                                     False                    False                    False                    False                    False                           True                False                False                False               False                       True                       False                       False                       False                       False                       False                            True                   False                   False                    True                       False                     False                     False                      False                             True                 False                 False                 False                         True                       False                       False                       False                       False                               True                    True                   False                   False                          False                                -0.082021                                  136.01                                                 39                                 1100.82                              315.817331                               615.714934                              346.152626                           4.086126                                 0.305345                               10.517928                                           0.353553                                9.491736                                10.757169                                 1690.97                                 21                                 0.454842                                   40.88                                                  5                               43.950396                                87.669412                                -0.576079                           -1.158217                                 1.981423                                          -2.828427                                 -0.964539                                -0.403715                                 -2.048650                                  619.93                                  8                                -0.522578                                                  4                                  120.06                               33.618728                                52.288421                              1234.708750                           16.125000                                 -0.010253                                17.001250                                           4.875000                                137.602500                                39.477166                                 76.964367                                         1                                          1                                                  4                                         1                                            1                                       True                                          False                                     True                                           False                                             False                                              True                                             False                                              False                                         True                                         False                                       True                                             False                                         3                                              1                                        False                                          True                                          False                                        False                                        False                                        False                                         True                                        False                                              False 
5                        True             False                False                7                            3                           False                             True                             False                   9018.74                 37.514054                    149.53                  -0.107234                      6.35                  83.506852                  108                                    5                              False                              False                              False                              False                                      True                    False                     True                    False                    False                          False                False                False                False               False                       True                       False                       False                       False                       False                       False                            True                   False                   False                   False                        True                     False                     False                      False                             True                 False                 False                 False                         True                       False                       False                       False                        True                              False                   False                   False                    True                          False                                -0.595128                                  137.50                                                 33                                  997.48                              261.535265                               584.302915                              263.424967                           2.699206                                 0.440504                               10.431664                                           0.487950                                5.679896                                 7.689676                                 1705.25                                 19                                 0.538086                                   34.93                                                  5                               44.978308                                95.488000                                 0.215180                           -0.566615                                 0.013052                                          -1.229634                                 -0.308063                                -0.405840                                  0.246613                                  921.73                                 11                                -0.618136                                                  4                                  133.41                               26.724118                                73.576471                              1288.391429                           15.428571                                 -0.085018                                19.642857                                           4.714286                                142.497143                                37.362181                                 83.471845                                         1                                          1                                                  4                                         1                                            1                                       True                                          False                                     True                                           False                                             False                                              True                                             False                                              False                                         True                                         False                                       True                                             False                                         3                                              1                                        False                                          True                                          False                                         True                                        False                                        False                                        False                                        False                                              False