In this post, we compare split conformal prediction across several predictive models, using R package mlS3.
The results are deliberately thought-provoking, though limited to one dataset, so treat them as a starting point rather than a general verdict (I noticed something similar before…): Linear regression, albeit generally misspecified, requires no hyperparameter search, produces a fully interpretable white-box model, and under split conformal prediction achieves coverage statistically indistinguishable from that of gradient boosting ensembles. The residual gap in Winkler score — approximately 5 units, or 19% relative to LightGBM (see Section 2) — reflects the cost of a wider predictive interval, not a coverage failure. In enterprise settings where auditability, regulatory traceability, speed, and operational reproducibility carry weight alongside predictive performance, this trade-off would’nt be a concession but indeed, a considered engineering choice.
We start by installing the necessary packages, then run a single-seed experiment to illustrate the process and results. In the second part, we run a multi-seed stability analysis.
0 - Installing packages
# --- 0. Install / load packages ----------------------------------------------
if (!requireNamespace("pak", quietly = TRUE)) install.packages("pak")
pak::pak(c(
"mlbench",
"mlS3", # on CRAN — pak handles it cleanly
"glmnet",
"ranger",
"e1071",
"lightgbm",
"caret",
"randomForest",
"gbm",
"kknn",
"nnet",
"ggplot2",
"tidyr"
))
1 - With one seed (not stable)
# =============================================================================
# Split Conformal Prediction as a field-leveler for tabular regression
# Models: wrap_glmnet, wrap_ranger, wrap_svm, wrap_lightgbm, wrap_caret (x4)
# Dataset: BostonHousing (mlbench)
# Coverage target: 95%
# No tuning — all default hyperparameters
# Metrics: empirical coverage, mean interval length, Winkler score
# =============================================================================
# --- 0. Install / load packages ----------------------------------------------
library(mlS3)
library(mlbench)
library(ggplot2)
library(scales)
# --- 1. Data -----------------------------------------------------------------
data(BostonHousing)
df <- BostonHousing
df$chas <- as.numeric(df$chas)
set.seed(42) # in the next section, we run multiple seeds to stabilize the results
n <- nrow(df)
y_all <- df$medv
X_all <- as.data.frame(df[, names(df) != "medv"])
# 50% train | 30% calibration | 20% test
# larger calibration set → stable quantile estimate
idx_test <- sample(n, round(0.20 * n))
rest <- setdiff(seq_len(n), idx_test)
idx_cal <- sample(rest, round(0.30 * n))
idx_train <- setdiff(rest, idx_cal)
X_train <- X_all[idx_train, ]; y_train <- y_all[idx_train]
X_cal <- X_all[idx_cal, ]; y_cal <- y_all[idx_cal]
X_test <- X_all[idx_test, ]; y_test <- y_all[idx_test]
cat(sprintf("Train: %d | Cal: %d | Test: %d\n",
length(idx_train), length(idx_cal), length(idx_test)))
# --- 2. Model zoo ------------------------------------------------------------
models <- list(
list(label = "glmnet (ridge)",
fit_fn = wrap_glmnet,
fit_args = list(alpha = 0)),
list(label = "glmnet (lasso)",
fit_fn = wrap_glmnet,
fit_args = list(alpha = 1)),
list(label = "ranger (RF)",
fit_fn = wrap_ranger,
fit_args = list(num.trees = 500L)),
list(label = "SVM (radial)",
fit_fn = wrap_svm,
fit_args = list(kernel = "radial")),
list(label = "LightGBM",
fit_fn = wrap_lightgbm,
fit_args = list(
params = list(objective = "regression", verbose = -1),
nrounds = 100)),
list(label = "caret: lm",
fit_fn = wrap_caret,
fit_args = list(method = "lm")),
list(label = "caret: knn",
fit_fn = wrap_caret,
fit_args = list(method = "kknn")),
list(label = "caret: rf",
fit_fn = wrap_caret,
fit_args = list(method = "rf", mtry = 3L))
)
# --- 3. Run ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Stores: results (summary metrics), cal_residuals_all, test_preds_all
alpha_main <- 0.05
results <- vector("list", length(models))
cal_residuals_all <- list()
test_preds_all <- list()
for (i in seq_along(models)) {
m <- models[[i]]
cat(sprintf("\n[%d/%d] Fitting: %s ...\n", i, length(models), m$label))
res <- tryCatch({
mod <- do.call(m$fit_fn, c(list(X_train, y_train), m$fit_args))
# calibration nonconformity scores
cal_preds <- predict(mod, newx = X_cal)
scores <- as.numeric(abs(cal_preds - y_cal))
# finite-sample corrected conformal quantile
n_cal <- length(scores)
q_level <- min(ceiling((n_cal + 1) * (1 - alpha_main)) / n_cal, 1)
q_hat <- as.numeric(quantile(scores, probs = q_level, type = 1))
# test predictions and intervals
test_preds <- as.numeric(predict(mod, newx = X_test))
lower <- test_preds - q_hat
upper <- test_preds + q_hat
covered <- (y_test >= lower) & (y_test <= upper)
width <- upper - lower
# Winkler score — penalty is distance to nearest bound, always positive
penalty <- ifelse(!covered,
(2 / alpha_main) * ifelse(y_test < lower,
lower - y_test,
y_test - upper),
0)
list(
scores = scores,
test_preds = test_preds,
q_hat = q_hat,
coverage = mean(covered),
mean_len = mean(width),
winkler = mean(width + penalty)
)
},
error = function(e) { cat(" ERROR:", conditionMessage(e), "\n"); NULL })
if (!is.null(res)) {
results[[i]] <- data.frame(
Model = m$label,
Coverage = round(res$coverage, 3),
Mean_Length = round(res$mean_len, 3),
Winkler = round(res$winkler, 3),
q_hat = round(res$q_hat, 3),
stringsAsFactors = FALSE
)
cal_residuals_all[[m$label]] <- data.frame(
Model = m$label,
resid = res$scores,
q_hat = res$q_hat,
row.names = NULL
)
test_preds_all[[m$label]] <- res$test_preds
}
}
# --- 4. Summary table --------------------------------------------------------
summary_df <- do.call(rbind, Filter(Negate(is.null), results))
summary_df$Cov_Dev <- round(summary_df$Coverage - (1 - alpha_main), 3)
summary_df <- summary_df[order(summary_df$Winkler), ]
rownames(summary_df) <- NULL
cat("\n\n========== Split Conformal Prediction — BostonHousing ==========\n")
cat(sprintf("Nominal coverage: %.0f%% | alpha = %.2f\n\n",
100 * (1 - alpha_main), alpha_main))
print(summary_df, row.names = FALSE)
cat("=================================================================\n\n")
# --- 5. Plots — main metrics -------------------------------------------------
# 5a. Coverage with deviation annotation
p_cov <- ggplot(summary_df,
aes(x = reorder(Model, Coverage), y = Coverage)) +
geom_col(fill = "#4C72B0", alpha = 0.85) +
geom_hline(yintercept = 1 - alpha_main, linetype = "dashed",
colour = "firebrick", linewidth = 0.8) +
geom_text(aes(label = sprintf("%+.1f%%", Cov_Dev * 100)),
hjust = -0.15, size = 3.2, colour = "grey30") +
annotate("text", x = 0.6, y = 1 - alpha_main + 0.005,
label = "95% target", colour = "firebrick", hjust = 0, size = 3.5) +
coord_flip(ylim = c(0.80, 1.02)) +
labs(title = "Empirical Coverage — the leveled field",
subtitle = "All conformalized models should hover near 95%\nAnnotation = deviation from nominal coverage",
x = NULL, y = "Empirical coverage") +
theme_minimal(base_size = 12)
print(p_cov)
# 5b. Mean interval length
p_len <- ggplot(summary_df,
aes(x = reorder(Model, -Mean_Length), y = Mean_Length)) +
geom_col(fill = "#55A868", alpha = 0.85) +
coord_flip() +
labs(title = "Mean Interval Length — where models diverge",
subtitle = "Sharper (shorter) intervals → better-calibrated base model",
x = NULL, y = "Mean interval length (same units as medv)") +
theme_minimal(base_size = 12)
print(p_len)
# 5c. Winkler score
p_wink <- ggplot(summary_df,
aes(x = reorder(Model, -Winkler), y = Winkler)) +
geom_col(fill = "#C44E52", alpha = 0.85) +
coord_flip() +
labs(title = "Winkler Score — the composite verdict",
subtitle = "Lower is better (penalises width and coverage failures)",
x = NULL, y = "Winkler score") +
theme_minimal(base_size = 12)
print(p_wink)
# 5d. Coverage vs interval length scatter
p_scatter <- ggplot(summary_df,
aes(x = Mean_Length, y = Coverage, label = Model)) +
geom_point(aes(colour = Winkler), size = 4) +
geom_text(vjust = -0.8, size = 3, check_overlap = TRUE) +
geom_hline(yintercept = 1 - alpha_main, linetype = "dashed",
colour = "firebrick", linewidth = 0.7) +
scale_colour_gradient(low = "#55A868", high = "#C44E52",
name = "Winkler\nscore") +
labs(title = "Coverage vs Interval Length",
subtitle = "Coverage converges; length is where quality shows",
x = "Mean interval length", y = "Empirical coverage") +
theme_minimal(base_size = 12)
print(p_scatter)
# 5e. Winkler lollipop coloured by coverage
p_tradeoff <- ggplot(summary_df,
aes(x = reorder(Model, Winkler))) +
geom_segment(aes(xend = reorder(Model, Winkler),
y = 0, yend = Winkler),
colour = "grey70", linewidth = 0.8) +
geom_point(aes(y = Winkler, colour = Coverage), size = 5) +
scale_colour_gradient2(
low = "#C44E52",
mid = "#f7f7f7",
high = "#4C72B0",
midpoint = 1 - alpha_main,
name = "Empirical\ncoverage"
) +
coord_flip() +
labs(title = "Winkler Score vs Coverage — the lm surprise",
subtitle = paste0(
"lm hits exactly 95% coverage; tree ensembles are sharper but under-cover,\n",
"which the Winkler penalty exposes"),
x = NULL, y = "Winkler score (lower = better)") +
theme_minimal(base_size = 12)
print(p_tradeoff)
# --- 6. Calibration residual distributions -----------------------------------
cal_df <- do.call(rbind, cal_residuals_all)
rownames(cal_df) <- NULL
cal_df$Model <- factor(cal_df$Model, levels = rev(summary_df$Model))
q_hat_df <- unique(cal_df[, c("Model", "q_hat")])
p_resid <- ggplot(cal_df, aes(x = resid)) +
geom_histogram(aes(y = after_stat(density)),
bins = 30, fill = "#4C72B0", alpha = 0.6) +
geom_density(colour = "#4C72B0", linewidth = 0.7) +
geom_vline(data = q_hat_df,
aes(xintercept = q_hat),
colour = "firebrick", linetype = "dashed", linewidth = 0.8) +
facet_wrap(~ Model, scales = "free_y", ncol = 3) +
labs(
title = "Calibration absolute residuals per model",
subtitle = paste0(
"Red dashed line = q̂ (conformal quantile = half interval width)\n",
"lm residuals are compact and well-concentrated → small q̂ relative to its coverage\n",
"Tree ensembles: tight residuals but right-tail outliers push q̂ enough to under-cover"),
x = "| y_cal − ŷ_cal |",
y = "Density"
) +
theme_minimal(base_size = 11) +
theme(strip.text = element_text(face = "bold", size = 9))
print(p_resid)
# --- 7. Winkler vs alpha sweep -----------------------------------------------
# No refitting: reuses cal_residuals_all and test_preds_all from section 3
alpha_grid <- c(0.01, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30)
model_labels <- names(test_preds_all)
sweep_rows <- vector("list", length(alpha_grid) * length(model_labels))
k <- 1L
for (a in alpha_grid) {
for (lab in model_labels) {
scores <- as.numeric(cal_residuals_all[[lab]]$resid)
test_preds <- as.numeric(test_preds_all[[lab]])
y <- as.numeric(y_test)
n_cal <- length(scores)
q_level <- min(ceiling((n_cal + 1) * (1 - a)) / n_cal, 1)
q_hat <- as.numeric(quantile(scores, probs = q_level, type = 1))
lower <- test_preds - q_hat
upper <- test_preds + q_hat
covered <- (y >= lower) & (y <= upper)
width <- upper - lower
penalty <- ifelse(!covered,
(2 / a) * ifelse(y < lower, lower - y, y - upper),
0)
sweep_rows[[k]] <- data.frame(
Model = as.character(lab),
alpha = as.numeric(a),
nominal = as.numeric(1 - a),
Coverage = as.numeric(mean(covered)),
Winkler = as.numeric(mean(width + penalty)),
stringsAsFactors = FALSE,
row.names = NULL
)
k <- k + 1L
}
}
sweep_df <- do.call(rbind.data.frame, sweep_rows)
rownames(sweep_df) <- NULL
sweep_df$Model <- factor(sweep_df$Model, levels = rev(as.character(summary_df$Model)))
# 7a. Winkler score vs nominal coverage level
p7a <- ggplot(sweep_df,
aes(x = nominal, y = Winkler, colour = Model, group = Model)) +
geom_line(linewidth = 0.9, alpha = 0.85) +
geom_point(size = 2.5) +
geom_vline(xintercept = 1 - alpha_main,
linetype = "dashed", colour = "grey40", linewidth = 0.6) +
annotate("text",
x = 1 - alpha_main + 0.004,
y = max(sweep_df$Winkler) * 0.98,
label = sprintf("main α (%.0f%%)", 100 * (1 - alpha_main)),
colour = "grey40", hjust = 0, size = 3.2) +
scale_x_continuous(name = "Nominal coverage (1 − α)",
breaks = 1 - alpha_grid,
labels = percent_format(accuracy = 1)) +
scale_y_continuous(name = "Winkler score (lower = better)") +
scale_colour_brewer(palette = "Dark2", name = NULL) +
labs(title = "Winkler score across coverage targets",
subtitle = paste0(
"Tight targets (99%): miss penalty 2/α = 200 → calibration dominates, lm wins\n",
"Loose targets (70%): penalty shrinks to 6.7 → sharpness dominates, ensembles win")) +
theme_minimal(base_size = 12) +
theme(legend.position = "right",
legend.key.width = unit(1.5, "lines"))
print(p7a)
# 7b. Empirical vs nominal coverage — conformal guarantee check
p7b <- ggplot(sweep_df,
aes(x = nominal, y = Coverage, colour = Model, group = Model)) +
geom_abline(slope = 1, intercept = 0,
linetype = "dashed", colour = "firebrick", linewidth = 0.8) +
geom_line(linewidth = 0.9, alpha = 0.85) +
geom_point(size = 2.5) +
annotate("text",
x = 0.715, y = 0.745,
label = "perfect calibration",
colour = "firebrick", angle = 34, size = 3.2) +
scale_x_continuous(name = "Nominal coverage (1 − α)",
breaks = 1 - alpha_grid,
labels = percent_format(accuracy = 1),
limits = c(0.68, 1.00)) +
scale_y_continuous(name = "Empirical coverage",
labels = percent_format(accuracy = 1),
limits = c(0.68, 1.00)) +
scale_colour_brewer(palette = "Dark2", name = NULL) +
labs(title = "Empirical vs nominal coverage across α values",
subtitle = paste0(
"All models should track or exceed the diagonal — the marginal conformal guarantee\n",
"Dipping below the line would indicate a violation")) +
theme_minimal(base_size = 12) +
theme(legend.position = "right",
legend.key.width = unit(1.5, "lines"))
print(p7b)
Train: 253 | Cal: 152 | Test: 101
[1/8] Fitting: glmnet (ridge) ...
[2/8] Fitting: glmnet (lasso) ...
[3/8] Fitting: ranger (RF) ...
[4/8] Fitting: SVM (radial) ...
[5/8] Fitting: LightGBM ...
[6/8] Fitting: caret: lm ...
[7/8] Fitting: caret: knn ...
[8/8] Fitting: caret: rf ...
========== Split Conformal Prediction — BostonHousing ==========
Nominal coverage: 95% | alpha = 0.05
Model Coverage Mean_Length Winkler q_hat Cov_Dev
LightGBM 0.901 13.708 37.531 6.854 -0.049
caret: lm 0.950 21.305 38.969 10.653 0.000
glmnet (lasso) 0.931 20.519 41.052 10.260 -0.019
ranger (RF) 0.881 13.430 48.011 6.715 -0.069
SVM (radial) 0.901 15.894 48.032 7.947 -0.049
caret: rf 0.881 13.306 48.354 6.653 -0.069
caret: knn 0.871 16.127 50.213 8.063 -0.079
glmnet (ridge) 0.921 32.728 55.507 16.364 -0.029
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2 - With multiple seeds (more stable results)
The previous section used only one seed, which could make the result fragile. This section uses 10 different data splits to measure coverages and Winkler scores.
# =============================================================================
# Split Conformal Prediction — multi-seed stability analysis
# Wraps the single-seed loop in an outer seed loop.
# Reports mean ± sd of Coverage and Winkler per model across seeds,
# so that single-split variance doesn't drive the ranking.
# =============================================================================
# --- 0. Load packages --------------------------------------------------------
library(mlS3)
library(mlbench)
library(ggplot2)
library(scales)
# --- 1. Data -----------------------------------------------------------------
data(BostonHousing)
df <- BostonHousing
df$chas <- as.numeric(df$chas) # coerce factor so all models see numeric input
n <- nrow(df)
y_all <- df$medv
X_all <- as.data.frame(df[, names(df) != "medv"])
# --- 2. Model zoo ------------------------------------------------------------
models <- list(
list(label = "glmnet (ridge)",
fit_fn = wrap_glmnet,
fit_args = list(alpha = 0)),
list(label = "glmnet (lasso)",
fit_fn = wrap_glmnet,
fit_args = list(alpha = 1)),
list(label = "ranger (RF)",
fit_fn = wrap_ranger,
fit_args = list(num.trees = 500L)),
list(label = "SVM (radial)",
fit_fn = wrap_svm,
fit_args = list(kernel = "radial")),
list(label = "LightGBM",
fit_fn = wrap_lightgbm,
fit_args = list(
params = list(objective = "regression", verbose = -1),
nrounds = 100)),
list(label = "caret: lm",
fit_fn = wrap_caret,
fit_args = list(method = "lm")),
list(label = "caret: knn",
fit_fn = wrap_caret,
fit_args = list(method = "kknn")),
list(label = "caret: rf",
fit_fn = wrap_caret,
fit_args = list(method = "rf", mtry = 3L))
)
# --- 3. Multi-seed conformal loop --------------------------------------------
# Each seed produces an independent 50/30/20 split; we refit every model and
# record Coverage and Winkler. Aggregating over seeds averages out the ~±5pp
# sampling noise that dominates single-split comparisons (n_test ≈ 100).
alpha_main <- 0.05
seeds <- c(42, 123, 2024, 314, 999, 7, 2025, 1234, 77, 42000)
# all_runs: one row per (seed × model)
all_runs <- vector("list", length(seeds) * length(models))
k <- 1L
for (s in seeds) {
set.seed(s)
idx_test <- sample(n, round(0.20 * n))
rest <- setdiff(seq_len(n), idx_test)
idx_cal <- sample(rest, round(0.30 * n))
idx_train <- setdiff(rest, idx_cal)
X_train <- X_all[idx_train, ]; y_train <- y_all[idx_train]
X_cal <- X_all[idx_cal, ]; y_cal <- y_all[idx_cal]
X_test <- X_all[idx_test, ]; y_test <- y_all[idx_test]
cat(sprintf("\nSeed %d — Train: %d | Cal: %d | Test: %d\n",
s, length(idx_train), length(idx_cal), length(idx_test)))
for (i in seq_along(models)) {
m <- models[[i]]
res <- tryCatch({
mod <- do.call(m$fit_fn, c(list(X_train, y_train), m$fit_args))
cal_preds <- predict(mod, newx = X_cal)
scores <- as.numeric(abs(cal_preds - y_cal))
# finite-sample corrected conformal quantile (Vovk et al. 2005)
n_cal <- length(scores)
q_level <- min(ceiling((n_cal + 1) * (1 - alpha_main)) / n_cal, 1)
q_hat <- as.numeric(quantile(scores, probs = q_level, type = 1))
test_preds <- as.numeric(predict(mod, newx = X_test))
lower <- test_preds - q_hat
upper <- test_preds + q_hat
covered <- (y_test >= lower) & (y_test <= upper)
width <- upper - lower
penalty <- ifelse(!covered,
(2 / alpha_main) * ifelse(y_test < lower,
lower - y_test,
y_test - upper),
0)
data.frame(
Seed = s,
Model = m$label,
Coverage = mean(covered),
Mean_Length = mean(width),
Winkler = mean(width + penalty),
q_hat = q_hat,
stringsAsFactors = FALSE
)
},
error = function(e) {
cat(sprintf(" ERROR [%s]: %s\n", m$label, conditionMessage(e)))
NULL
})
if (!is.null(res)) { all_runs[[k]] <- res }
k <- k + 1L
}
}
runs_df <- do.call(rbind, Filter(Negate(is.null), all_runs))
rownames(runs_df) <- NULL
# --- 4. Aggregate: mean ± sd per model ---------------------------------------
agg <- aggregate(cbind(Coverage, Mean_Length, Winkler, q_hat) ~ Model,
data = runs_df, FUN = mean)
agg_sd <- aggregate(cbind(Coverage, Mean_Length, Winkler, q_hat) ~ Model,
data = runs_df, FUN = sd)
names(agg_sd)[-1] <- paste0(names(agg_sd)[-1], "_sd")
summary_df <- merge(agg, agg_sd, by = "Model")
summary_df$Cov_Dev <- round(summary_df$Coverage - (1 - alpha_main), 3)
for (col in names(summary_df)[-1]) summary_df[[col]] <- round(summary_df[[col]], 3)
summary_df <- summary_df[order(summary_df$Winkler), ]
rownames(summary_df) <- NULL
cat(sprintf("\n\n===== Split Conformal — BostonHousing | %d seeds =====\n", length(seeds)))
cat(sprintf("Nominal coverage: 95%% | alpha = %.2f\n\n", alpha_main))
print(summary_df[, c("Model", "Coverage", "Coverage_sd",
"Mean_Length", "Mean_Length_sd",
"Winkler", "Winkler_sd", "Cov_Dev")],
row.names = FALSE)
cat("=======================================================\n\n")
# --- 5. Plots ----------------------------------------------------------------
# 5a. Mean coverage ± 1 sd
# Models whose bar reliably clips the 95% line meet the guarantee across splits;
# those consistently below it have a structural under-coverage problem.
p_cov <- ggplot(summary_df,
aes(x = reorder(Model, Coverage), y = Coverage)) +
geom_col(fill = "#4C72B0", alpha = 0.85) +
geom_errorbar(aes(ymin = Coverage - Coverage_sd,
ymax = Coverage + Coverage_sd),
width = 0.3, colour = "grey30") +
geom_hline(yintercept = 1 - alpha_main, linetype = "dashed",
colour = "firebrick", linewidth = 0.8) +
annotate("text", x = 0.6, y = 1 - alpha_main + 0.005,
label = "95% target", colour = "firebrick", hjust = 0, size = 3.5) +
coord_flip(ylim = c(0.75, 1.10)) +
labs(title = "Mean empirical coverage across seeds",
subtitle = sprintf("Error bars = ±1 sd over %d seeds", length(seeds)),
x = NULL, y = "Empirical coverage") +
theme_minimal(base_size = 12)
print(p_cov)
# 5b. Mean Winkler ± 1 sd
# Overlapping error bars → ranking not stable across splits.
# Non-overlapping → difference is robust to split variance.
p_wink <- ggplot(summary_df,
aes(x = reorder(Model, -Winkler), y = Winkler)) +
geom_col(fill = "#C44E52", alpha = 0.85) +
geom_errorbar(aes(ymin = Winkler - Winkler_sd,
ymax = Winkler + Winkler_sd),
width = 0.3, colour = "grey30") +
coord_flip() +
labs(title = "Mean Winkler score across seeds",
subtitle = sprintf("Error bars = ±1 sd over %d seeds | lower = better", length(seeds)),
x = NULL, y = "Winkler score") +
theme_minimal(base_size = 12)
print(p_wink)
# 5c. Per-seed coverage jitter
# Full distribution across seeds; reveals systematic under-coverage vs. high variance.
p_jit_cov <- ggplot(runs_df,
aes(x = reorder(Model, Coverage, FUN = mean),
y = Coverage)) +
geom_jitter(width = 0.15, alpha = 0.6, colour = "#4C72B0", size = 2) +
stat_summary(fun = mean, geom = "point", shape = 18,
size = 4, colour = "black") +
geom_hline(yintercept = 1 - alpha_main, linetype = "dashed",
colour = "firebrick", linewidth = 0.8) +
coord_flip() +
labs(title = "Per-seed coverage distribution",
subtitle = "Diamond = mean; jitter = individual seeds",
x = NULL, y = "Empirical coverage") +
theme_minimal(base_size = 12)
print(p_jit_cov)
# 5d. Per-seed Winkler jitter
p_jit_wink <- ggplot(runs_df,
aes(x = reorder(Model, Winkler, FUN = mean),
y = Winkler)) +
geom_jitter(width = 0.15, alpha = 0.6, colour = "#C44E52", size = 2) +
stat_summary(fun = mean, geom = "point", shape = 18,
size = 4, colour = "black") +
coord_flip() +
labs(title = "Per-seed Winkler score distribution",
subtitle = "Diamond = mean; jitter = individual seeds | lower = better",
x = NULL, y = "Winkler score") +
theme_minimal(base_size = 12)
print(p_jit_wink)
Seed 42 — Train: 253 | Cal: 152 | Test: 101
Seed 123 — Train: 253 | Cal: 152 | Test: 101
Seed 2024 — Train: 253 | Cal: 152 | Test: 101
Seed 314 — Train: 253 | Cal: 152 | Test: 101
Seed 999 — Train: 253 | Cal: 152 | Test: 101
Seed 7 — Train: 253 | Cal: 152 | Test: 101
Seed 2025 — Train: 253 | Cal: 152 | Test: 101
Seed 1234 — Train: 253 | Cal: 152 | Test: 101
Seed 77 — Train: 253 | Cal: 152 | Test: 101
Seed 42000 — Train: 253 | Cal: 152 | Test: 101
===== Split Conformal — BostonHousing | 10 seeds =====
Nominal coverage: 95% | alpha = 0.05
Model Coverage Coverage_sd Mean_Length Mean_Length_sd Winkler
LightGBM 0.944 0.026 16.195 2.047 27.435
caret: rf 0.940 0.029 15.421 2.723 28.460
ranger (RF) 0.941 0.032 15.559 2.728 28.672
caret: lm 0.948 0.033 20.258 3.879 32.668
SVM (radial) 0.946 0.042 17.808 3.795 34.129
glmnet (lasso) 0.946 0.030 21.361 3.950 34.222
caret: knn 0.947 0.038 20.307 4.157 36.279
glmnet (ridge) 0.948 0.017 35.807 6.309 49.028
Winkler_sd Cov_Dev
5.342 -0.006
9.722 -0.010
9.922 -0.009
7.725 -0.002
11.908 -0.004
8.640 -0.004
9.474 -0.003
5.271 -0.002
=======================================================




For attribution, please cite this work as:
T. Moudiki (2026-06-07). How Conformal Prediction Makes Linear Models Good Enough — An Example Using R Package mlS3. Retrieved from https://thierrymoudiki.github.io/blog/2026/06/07/r/conformalization-helps-weak-models
BibTeX citation (remove empty spaces)
@misc{ tmoudiki20260607,
author = { T. Moudiki },
title = { How Conformal Prediction Makes Linear Models Good Enough — An Example Using R Package mlS3 },
url = { https://thierrymoudiki.github.io/blog/2026/06/07/r/conformalization-helps-weak-models },
year = { 2026 } }
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- Tests for the significance of marginal effects in the teller Nov 8, 2019
- Introducing the teller Nov 1, 2019
- Introducing the querier Oct 25, 2019
- Prediction intervals for nnetsauce models Oct 18, 2019
- Using R in Python for statistical learning/data science Oct 11, 2019
- Model calibration with `crossval` Oct 4, 2019
- Bagging in the nnetsauce Sep 25, 2019
- Adaboost learning with nnetsauce Sep 18, 2019
- Change in blog's presentation Sep 4, 2019
- nnetsauce on Pypi Jun 5, 2019
- More nnetsauce (examples of use) May 9, 2019
- nnetsauce Mar 13, 2019
- crossval Mar 13, 2019
- test Mar 10, 2019

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