SHAP is a machine learning explainer that uses a game-theoretic framework to estimate the contribution of each feature to a model prediction. It provides a set of tools for quantifying how individual input features push a specific output away from a baseline value.
The project includes specialized explainers for different architectures, including high-speed implementations for decision trees and ensemble models, linearization algorithms for deep learning networks, and covariance integration for linear models. It also features a model-agnostic interpretability tool that uses a kernel method to provide explanations for any model architecture.
The system covers both local and global interpretability, allowing for the ranking of the most influential drivers across a dataset and the calculation of pairwise interaction effects between features. These contributions and their distributions are represented through feature impact visualizations and summary plots.