skills/statsmodels/references/model_selection.md
The R-style formula API, then model selection and comparison: information criteria, nested-model tests, and cross-validation caveats for statistical models.
Statsmodels supports R-style formulas for intuitive model specification:
import statsmodels.formula.api as smf
# OLS with formula
results = smf.ols('y ~ x1 + x2 + x1:x2', data=df).fit()
# Categorical variables (automatic dummy coding)
results = smf.ols('y ~ x1 + C(category)', data=df).fit()
# Interactions
results = smf.ols('y ~ x1 * x2', data=df).fit() # x1 + x2 + x1:x2
# Polynomial terms
results = smf.ols('y ~ x + I(x**2)', data=df).fit()
# Logit
results = smf.logit('y ~ x1 + x2 + C(group)', data=df).fit()
# Poisson
results = smf.poisson('count ~ x1 + x2', data=df).fit()
# ARIMA (not available via formula, use regular API)
# Compare models using AIC/BIC
models = {
'Model 1': model1_results,
'Model 2': model2_results,
'Model 3': model3_results
}
comparison = pd.DataFrame({
'AIC': {name: res.aic for name, res in models.items()},
'BIC': {name: res.bic for name, res in models.items()},
'Log-Likelihood': {name: res.llf for name, res in models.items()}
})
print(comparison.sort_values('AIC'))
# Lower AIC/BIC indicates better model
# For nested models (one is subset of the other)
from scipy import stats
lr_stat = 2 * (full_model.llf - reduced_model.llf)
df = full_model.df_model - reduced_model.df_model
p_value = 1 - stats.chi2.cdf(lr_stat, df)
print(f"LR statistic: {lr_stat:.4f}")
print(f"p-value: {p_value:.4f}")
if p_value < 0.05:
print("Full model significantly better")
else:
print("Reduced model preferred (parsimony)")
from sklearn.model_selection import KFold
from sklearn.metrics import mean_squared_error
kf = KFold(n_splits=5, shuffle=True, random_state=42)
cv_scores = []
for train_idx, val_idx in kf.split(X):
X_train, X_val = X.iloc[train_idx], X.iloc[val_idx]
y_train, y_val = y.iloc[train_idx], y.iloc[val_idx]
# Fit model
model = sm.OLS(y_train, X_train).fit()
# Predict
y_pred = model.predict(X_val)
# Score
rmse = np.sqrt(mean_squared_error(y_val, y_pred))
cv_scores.append(rmse)
print(f"CV RMSE: {np.mean(cv_scores):.4f} ± {np.std(cv_scores):.4f}")