twitter-algorithm-ml/metrics/aggregation.py

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"""
Contains aggregation metrics.
"""
from typing import Tuple, Union
import torch
import torchmetrics
def update_mean(
current_mean: torch.Tensor,
current_weight_sum: torch.Tensor,
value: torch.Tensor,
weight: torch.Tensor,
) -> Tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]:
"""
Update the mean according to Welford formula:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithms_for_calculating_variance#Weighted_batched_version.
See also https://nullbuffer.com/articles/welford_algorithm.html for more information.
Args:
current_mean: The value of the current accumulated mean.
current_weight_sum: The current weighted sum.
value: The new value that needs to be added to get a new mean.
weight: The weights for the new value.
Returns: The updated mean and updated weighted sum.
"""
weight = torch.broadcast_to(weight, value.shape)
# Avoiding (on purpose) in-place operation when using += in case
# current_mean and current_weight_sum share the same storage
current_weight_sum = current_weight_sum + torch.sum(weight)
current_mean = current_mean + torch.sum((weight / current_weight_sum) * (value - current_mean))
return current_mean, current_weight_sum
def stable_mean_dist_reduce_fn(state: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
"""
Merge the state from multiple workers.
Args:
state: A tensor with the first dimension indicating workers.
Returns: The accumulated mean from all workers.
"""
mean, weight_sum = update_mean(
current_mean=torch.as_tensor(0.0, dtype=state.dtype, device=state.device),
current_weight_sum=torch.as_tensor(0.0, dtype=state.dtype, device=state.device),
value=state[:, 0],
weight=state[:, 1],
)
return torch.stack([mean, weight_sum])
class StableMean(torchmetrics.Metric):
"""
This implements a numerical stable mean metrics computation using Welford algorithm according to
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithms_for_calculating_variance#Weighted_batched_version.
For example when using float32, the algorithm will give a valid output even if the "sum" is larger
than the maximum float32 as far as the mean is within the limit of float32.
See also https://nullbuffer.com/articles/welford_algorithm.html for more information.
"""
def __init__(self, **kwargs):
"""
Args:
**kwargs: Additional parameters supported by all torchmetrics.Metric.
"""
super().__init__(**kwargs)
self.add_state(
"mean_and_weight_sum",
default=torch.zeros(2),
dist_reduce_fx=stable_mean_dist_reduce_fn,
)
def update(self, value: torch.Tensor, weight: Union[float, torch.Tensor] = 1.0) -> None:
"""
Update the current mean.
Args:
value: Value to update the mean with.
weight: weight to use. Shape should be broadcastable to that of value.
"""
mean, weight_sum = self.mean_and_weight_sum[0], self.mean_and_weight_sum[1]
if not isinstance(weight, torch.Tensor):
weight = torch.as_tensor(weight, dtype=value.dtype, device=value.device)
self.mean_and_weight_sum[0], self.mean_and_weight_sum[1] = update_mean(
mean, weight_sum, value, torch.as_tensor(weight)
)
def compute(self) -> torch.Tensor:
"""
Compute and return the accumulated mean.
"""
return self.mean_and_weight_sum[0]