Predicting Mortality of ICU Patients: The PhysioNet/Computing in Cardiology Challenge 2012 1.0.0

function [ forests  ] = NicForest_develop(xtrain,ytrain,opt)
%NICFOREST_DEVELOP	Develop forest on data set with automatic setting of parameters
%	[ ] = NicForest_develop() 
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%	Example
%		[ ] = NicForest_develop() 
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%	See also FCN1

%	$LastChangedBy: alistair $
%	$LastChangedDate: 2012-06-01 13:25:19 +0100 (Fri, 01 Jun 2012) $
%	$Revision: 24 $
%	Originally written on GLNXA64 by Alistair Johnson, 11-May-2012 15:13:19
%	Contact: alistairewj@gmail.com

% SPECIFIED PARAMETERS FOR FOREST
if nargin<3
    opt=forest_opt_set;
else
    opt = forest_opt_set(opt);
end
    
% opt.Trees=500;
% opt.Iterations=20000; % number of Iterations for each MCMC repetition
% opt.Save=2e3; % Save forest every MCCsave
% opt.Resets=1; % Number of reset  during MCCres iterations
% opt.UpdatedTrees = 2;

%=== Determine method: regression or classification
if isempty(opt.Family)
    num_tar = numel(unique(ytrain));
    if num_tar==1
        error('Only one class provided');
    elseif num_tar==2
        opt.Family = 'binomial';
    else
        opt.Family = 'normal';
    end
end

%=== Calculate a good width value
if isempty(opt.Width)
    opt.Width = NicForest_CalculateWidth(xtrain,ytrain,opt);
end
fprintf('width = %g\n',opt.Width);
if ~isempty(opt.Group) && isempty(opt.GroupPower)
    [ pwr ] = NicForest_CalculateGroupPower(xtrain,ytrain,opt);
    opt.GroupPower = pwr;
end
[ forests  ] = NicForest_train(xtrain,ytrain,opt);

end