# GA2M output (from Rating Tables)

> GA2M output (from Rating Tables) - Overview and detailed explanations of the output for Generalized
> Additive Model (GA2M) models, available for download from the Rating Tables tab.

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## Primary page

- [GA2M output (from Rating Tables)](https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/reference/pred-ai-ref/ga2m.html): Full documentation for this topic (HTML).

## Sections on this page

- [Read model output](https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/reference/pred-ai-ref/ga2m.html#read-model-output): In-page section heading.
- [Allowed pairwise interactions in GA2M](https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/reference/pred-ai-ref/ga2m.html#allowed-pairwise-interactions-in-ga2m): In-page section heading.
- [Define transformations for GA2M](https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/reference/pred-ai-ref/ga2m.html#define-transformations-for-ga2m): In-page section heading.
- [One-hot encoding](https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/reference/pred-ai-ref/ga2m.html#one-hot-encoding): In-page section heading.
- [Dummy encoding](https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/reference/pred-ai-ref/ga2m.html#dummy-encoding): In-page section heading.
- [1-Dummy encoding](https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/reference/pred-ai-ref/ga2m.html#1-dummy-encoding): In-page section heading.
- [Binning](https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/reference/pred-ai-ref/ga2m.html#binning): In-page section heading.

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- [Feature Constraints](https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/classic-ui/modeling/build-models/adv-opt/feature-con.html#pairwise-interactions): Linked from this page.

## Documentation content

The following section helps to understand the output for Generalized Additive Model (GA2M) models. This output is available as a download from the [Rating Tables](https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/workbench/nxt-workbench/experiments/experiment-insights/rating-tables.html) tab.

## Read model output

When examining the output, note the following:

- Pairwise interactions found by the GA2M model have the following characteristics:
- Feature Strengthdescribes the strength of each feature and pairwise interaction. Interaction strength is marginal and doesn't include the main effects strength. The Feature Strength is equal to the weighted average of the absolute value of the centered coefficients.
- Transform1andValue1describe the preprocessing of the first variable in the pair;Transform2andValue2describe the preprocessing of the second variable in the pair. The coefficient applies to the product of the two values derived from the preprocessing of the two variables.
- Weightis the sum of observations for each row of the table. If the project is using a weight variable, theWeightcolumn is the sum of weights. This can be used to quantify the (weighted) number of observations in the training data that correspond to each bin of numeric feature, each level of categorical feature, or each cell of pairwise interaction.

The following is a sample excerpt from Generalized Additive Model output:

In the sample table, the Intercept, Base, Loss distribution, and Link function parameters describe the model in general and not any particular feature. Each row in the table describes a feature and the transformations DataRobot applies to it. To compute the predictions, you can use either the `Coefficient` column or the `Relativity` column. Use the `Coefficient` column if you want the prediction to have the same precision as DataRobot predictions.

For example, assume CRIM value equals 0.9 and LSTAT equals 8.

Using the Coefficient column, read the sample as follows:

| For... | Coefficient value | From line... |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Intercept | 3.080070 | 1 |
| Coefficient for CRIM=0.9 | -0.005546 | 12 (bin includes CRIM values 0.60079503 to inf) |
| Coefficient for LSTAT=8 | 0.257544 | 14 (bin includes LSTAT values -inf to 9.72500038) |
| Get Coefficient for CRIM=0.9 and LSTAT=8 | 0.122927 | 20 (bin for Value1, CRIM, equal to 0.9 and Value2, LSTAT equal to 8) |

Prediction = exp(3.08006971649 -0.00554623809222501 + 0.257543518013598 + 0.122926708231993) = 31.658089382684512

Using the Relativity column, read the sample as follows:

| For... | Relativity value | From line... |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Base | 21.7599 | 2 |
| Relativity for CRIM=0.9 | -0.9945 | 12 (bin includes CRIM values 0.60079503 to inf) |
| Coefficient for LSTAT=8 | 1.2937 | 14 (bin includes LSTAT values -inf to 9.72500038) |
| Get Coefficient for CRIM=0.9 and LSTAT=8 | 1.1308 | 20 (bin for Value1, CRIM, equal to 0.9 and Value2, LSTAT equal to 8) |

Prediction = 21.7599193685 * 0.994469113891232 * 1.29374811110316 * 1.13080153946617 = 31.65808938265751

If the main model uses a [two-stage modeling process](https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/reference/pred-ai-ref/model-ref.html#two-stage-models) (Frequency-Severity Generalized Additive Model, for example), two additional columns— `Frequency_Coefficient` and `Severity_Coefficient` —provide the coefficients of each stage.

## Allowed pairwise interactions in GA2M

You can choose to control which pairwise interactions are included in GA2M output (available in the [Rating Tables](https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/workbench/nxt-workbench/experiments/experiment-insights/rating-tables.html) tab) instead of using every interaction or none of them. This allows you to specify which interactions are permitted to interact during the training of a GA2M model in cases where there are certain features that are not permitted to interact due to regulatory constraints.

> [!NOTE] Note
> Specified pairwise interactions are not guaranteed to appear in a model's output. Only the interactions that add signal to a model according to the algorithm will be featured in the output. For example, if you specify an interaction group of features A, B, and C, then AxB, BxC, and AxC are the interactions considered during model training. If only AxB adds signal to the model, then only AxB is included in the model's output (excluding BxC and AxC).

Use the [Feature Constraints](https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/classic-ui/modeling/build-models/adv-opt/feature-con.html#pairwise-interactions) advanced option to specify the allowed pairwise interactions for a model.

## Define transformations for GA2M

The following sections describe the routines DataRobot uses to reproduce predictions from a GAM.

### One-hot encoding

Name: One-hot Value: string, or `Missing value`, or `Other categories` Value example: 'MA'Value example: Missing value

One-Hot (or dummy-variable) transformation of categorical features:

- Ifvalueis a string then derived feature will contain 1.0 whenever the original feature equalsvalue.
- If value of the original feature is missing then "Binning" transformation with "Missing value" is equal to 1.0.
- Ifvalueis "Other categories" then derived feature will contain 1.0 when the original feature doesn't match any of the above.

### Dummy encoding

Name: Dummy Value: string Value example: 'MA'

Derived feature will contain 1.0 whenever the original feature equals `value`.

### 1-Dummy encoding

Name: 1-Dummy Value: string Value example: 'NOT MA'

Derived feature will contain 1.0 whenever the original feature is different from `value` without the 4 characters 'NOT '.

### Binning

Name: Binning Value: (a, b], or `Missing value` Value example: (-inf, 12.5]Value example: (12.5, 25]Value example: (25, inf) Value example: Missing value

Transform numerical variables into non-uniform bins.

The boundary of each bin is defined by the two numbers specified in `value`. Derived feature will equal to 1.0 if the original value `x` is within given interval:

```
a < x <= b
```

If `value` of the original feature is missing, then "Binning" transformation with "Missing value" is equal to 1.0.