\HeaderA{predict.nnet}{Predict New Examples by a Trained Neural Net}{predict.nnet}
\keyword{neural}{predict.nnet}
\begin{Description}\relax
Predict new examples by a trained neural net.
\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
## S3 method for class 'nnet':
predict(object, newdata, type = c("raw","class"), ...)
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{object}] an object of class \code{nnet} as  returned by \code{nnet}.

\item[\code{newdata}] matrix or data frame of test examples. A vector is considered to be
a row vector comprising a single case.

\item[\code{type}] Type of output

\item[\code{...}] arguments passed to or from other methods.

\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
\begin{Details}\relax
This function is a method for the generic function
\code{predict()} for class \code{"nnet"}.
It can be invoked by calling \code{predict(x)} for an
object \code{x} of the appropriate class, or directly by
calling \code{predict.nnet(x)} regardless of the
class of the object.
\end{Details}
\begin{Value}
If \code{type = "raw"}, the matrix of values returned by the trained network;
if \code{type = "class"}, the corresponding class (which is probably only
useful if the net was generated by \code{nnet.formula}).
\end{Value}
\begin{References}\relax
Ripley, B. D. (1996)
\emph{Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks.} Cambridge.

Venables, W. N. and Ripley, B. D. (2002)
\emph{Modern Applied Statistics with S.} Fourth edition.  Springer.
\end{References}
\begin{SeeAlso}\relax
\code{\LinkA{nnet}{nnet}}, \code{\LinkA{which.is.max}{which.is.max}}
\end{SeeAlso}
\begin{Examples}
\begin{ExampleCode}
# use half the iris data
ir <- rbind(iris3[,,1], iris3[,,2], iris3[,,3])
targets <- class.ind( c(rep("s", 50), rep("c", 50), rep("v", 50)) )
samp <- c(sample(1:50,25), sample(51:100,25), sample(101:150,25))
ir1 <- nnet(ir[samp,], targets[samp,],size = 2, rang = 0.1,
            decay = 5e-4, maxit = 200)
test.cl <- function(true, pred){
        true <- max.col(true)
        cres <- max.col(pred)
        table(true, cres)
}
test.cl(targets[-samp,], predict(ir1, ir[-samp,]))

# or
ird <- data.frame(rbind(iris3[,,1], iris3[,,2], iris3[,,3]),
        species=factor(c(rep("s",50), rep("c", 50), rep("v", 50))))
ir.nn2 <- nnet(species ~ ., data = ird, subset = samp, size = 2, rang = 0.1,
            decay = 5e-4, maxit = 200)
table(ird$species[-samp], predict(ir.nn2, ird[-samp,], type = "class"))
\end{ExampleCode}
\end{Examples}

