# trainTestSplit¶

## Purpose¶

Returns test and training splits for a given set of dependent and independent variables.

## Format¶

{ y_train, y_test, X_train, X_test } = trainTestSplit(y, X, train_pct)
Parameters
• y (Nx1 vector, or NxK matrix.) – The dependent variables.

• X (Nx1 vector, or NxP matrix.) – The independent variables.

• train_pct (Scalar) – The percentage of observations to include in the training set.

Returns
• y_train – The (train_pct * N) observations from the original y which correspond to the observations selected for X_train.

• y_test – The remaining observations from the original y not selected for the training set.

• X_train – (train_pct * N) x P matrix of independent variables.

• X_test – The remaining observations from the original X which were not selected to be in the training set.

## Examples¶

// Set seed for repeatable sampling
rndseed 23324;

y = { 7, 2, 5, 1, 3, 4 };

X = { 1   3,
9   6,
6   1,
8   4,
9   5,
1   8 };

// Shuffle data and create training set with 2/3 of
// the observations and 1/3 for the test set
{ y_train, y_test, X_train, X_test } = trainTestSplit(y, X, 0.67);


After the above code:

y_train = 3   X_train = 9    5
7             1    3
1             8    4
4             1    8

y_test =  2   X_test =  9    6
5             6    1


## Remarks¶

The observations from X and y are first randomly shuffled such that the corresponding rows of X and y are kept together. For repeatable shuffling, use the rndseed keyword before calling trainTestSplit().