How to start using Mars program with Matlab

Hello,

I am a beginner in programming and I am interested in using Multivariate Adaptive Regression Spline program in Matlab to do some prediction. I upload the AresLab and don't know where the folder should be, in my computer, to be able to use all the functions of this program.

Answer 1

[Cris LaPierre]

You can place the folder anywhere you want. You just need to add the folder and subfolders to your MATLAB Search Path. See this page on how to do that:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_env/add-remove-or-reorder-folders-on-the-search-path.html

[Kia]

Thank you Cris it was useful.

Answer 2

[Manan Jain]

Hi!

To use the Multivariate Adaptive Regression Spline (MARS) program in MATLAB, you need to add the AresLab folder to your MATLAB path. The folder containing the AresLab should be placed in a location where MATLAB can access it.

Here are the steps to add the AresLab folder to your MATLAB path:

1. Launch MATLAB on your computer.
2. In the MATLAB command window, navigate to the "Home" tab.
3. Click on "Set Path" in the "Environment" section. This will open the "Set Path" dialog box.
4. In the "Set Path" dialog box, click on the "Add Folder" button. This will open a file browser window.
5. In the file browser window, navigate to the location where you have the "AresLab" folder, select the folder, and click "OK".
6. The selected folder will now appear in the "Set Path" dialog box. Click on "Save" to save the changes.
7. Close the "Set Path" dialog box.

After following these steps, MATLAB will have access to the functions and files in the AresLab folder, and you should be able to use them for prediction using Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines.

[Kia]

Thank you so much for helping me. I just did it like you describe it here.