The optRF package provides tools for optimizing the number of trees in a random forest to improve model stability and reproducibility. Since random forest is a non-deterministic method, variable importance and prediction results can vary between runs. The optRF package estimates the stability of random forest based on the number of trees and helps users determine the optimal number of trees required for reliable predictions and variable selection.
To install the optRF R package from CRAN, just run
install.packages("optRF")
R version >= 3.6 is required.
You can install the development version of optRF from GitHub using devtools with:
devtools::install_github("tmlange/optRF")
The optRF package includes the SNPdata data set for demonstration purposes. The two main functions are:
opt_prediction – Finds the optimal number of trees for stable predictions.opt_importance – Finds the optimal number of trees for stable variable importance estimates.library(optRF) # Load example data set data(SNPdata) # Optimise random forest for predicting the first column in SNPdata result_optpred = opt_prediction(y = SNPdata[,1], X=SNPdata[,-1]) summary(result_optpred) # Optimise random forest for calculating variable importance result_optimp = opt_importance(y = SNPdata[,1], X=SNPdata[,-1]) summary(result_optimp)
For detailed examples and explanations, refer to the package vignettes:
optRF – General package overviewopt_prediction – Optimizing random forest predictionsopt_importance – Optimizing random forest variable importance estimationIf you use optRF in your research, please cite:
Lange, T.M., Gültas, M., Schmitt, A.O. & Heinrich, F. optRF: Optimising random forest stability by determining the optimal number of trees. BMC Bioinformatics 26, 95 (2025).
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