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Closes #8530.

Use the original sample_weight values when computing KMeans inertia_ and score(), including host-streaming and Dask paths. Adds regression tests for the corrected weighted objective.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Corrected weighted KMeans fitting, prediction, inertia, and scoring so supplied sample weights are used without automatic rescaling.
    • Applied the correction consistently across standard and distributed, multi-GPU workflows.
    • Improved accuracy of weighted results for both host and device-resident data.
  • Tests

    • Added regression coverage for weighted KMeans training and scoring across supported execution modes.

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KMeans now preserves supplied sample weights when computing fitted inertia and scores. The change covers local and distributed implementations. Regression tests validate weighted results for host, device-buffer, and Dask inputs.

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Weighted KMeans objectives

Layer / File(s) Summary
Local weighted objective calculations
python/cuml/cuml/cluster/kmeans.pyx, python/cuml/tests/test_kmeans.py
Local fit and prediction paths disable sample-weight normalization. Tests validate weighted inertia and score for both device-buffer configurations.
Distributed weighted objective calculations
python/cuml/cuml/dask/cluster/kmeans.py, python/cuml/tests/dask/test_dask_kmeans.py
Distributed fit and score paths stop rescaling sample weights. Dask tests validate weighted inertia and score.

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The weighted KMeans correction is covered for local and distributed execution; no merge-blocking product risk is identified.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: correcting KMeans sample_weight handling for inertia and score.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the sample_weight correction, affected paths, and added regression tests.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR addresses #8530. In python/cuml/cuml/cluster/kmeans.pyx, post-fit inertia and prediction scoring now pass normalize_weights=False, so supplied weights remain the objective weights for host-…
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189-196: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add scikit-learn parity assertions for the weighted objective.

The literal assertions cover this reproducer, but they do not verify the required scikit-learn compatibility target. Retain the literal regression values and compare inertia_ and score() with an equivalently configured scikit-learn KMeans.

  • python/cuml/tests/test_kmeans.py#L189-L196: add parity assertions against scikit-learn for the local weighted fit and score.
  • python/cuml/tests/dask/test_dask_kmeans.py#L383-L395: compute the equivalent deterministic NumPy fixture with scikit-learn and compare the distributed results to it.

As per coding guidelines, “Compare numerical results with scikit-learn where applicable.”

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In `@python/cuml/tests/test_kmeans.py` around lines 189 - 196, In
python/cuml/tests/test_kmeans.py lines 189-196, retain the literal inertia_ and
score() regression assertions and add comparisons against an equivalently
configured scikit-learn KMeans using the same weighted fit and scoring fixture.
In python/cuml/tests/dask/test_dask_kmeans.py lines 383-395, compute the
equivalent deterministic NumPy fixture with scikit-learn and compare the
distributed KMeans results against it; update the test logic around the existing
distributed result assertions, with no direct change required elsewhere.

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In `@python/cuml/tests/test_kmeans.py`:
- Around line 189-196: In python/cuml/tests/test_kmeans.py lines 189-196, retain
the literal inertia_ and score() regression assertions and add comparisons
against an equivalently configured scikit-learn KMeans using the same weighted
fit and scoring fixture. In python/cuml/tests/dask/test_dask_kmeans.py lines
383-395, compute the equivalent deterministic NumPy fixture with scikit-learn
and compare the distributed KMeans results against it; update the test logic
around the existing distributed result assertions, with no direct change
required elsewhere.

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CI is failing for two reasons here:

  1. In python/cuml/cuml/dask/common/base.py, the CuPy-backed Dask array branch of _run_parallel_func() invokes func(model_delayed, part[0]) without **kwargs. As a result, sample_weight does not reach KMeans._score(), and test_weighted_inertia_and_score returns the unweighted score (-4.0 instead of -8.0). fit() is unaffected because it does not use this helper.

  2. The conda-python-scikit-learn-accel-tests failures are strict unexpected passes. The 4 test_kmeans_results parameterizations previously marked xfail for deviations in inertia now pass with this change.

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[BUG] KMeans ignores sample_weight when computing inertia and score

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