Package edu.cmu.tetrad.search.score

Class MvpScore

java.lang.Object

edu.cmu.tetrad.search.score.MvpScore

All Implemented Interfaces:

Score

public class MvpScore
extends Object
implements Score

Implements a mixed variable polynomial BIC score. The reference is here:

Andrews, B., Ramsey, J., & Cooper, G. F. (2018). Scoring Bayesian networks of mixed variables. International journal of data science and analytics, 6, 3-18.

Author:

Bryan Andrews

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MvpScore(DataSet dataSet, double structurePrior, int fDegree, boolean discretize)	Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	determines(List<Node> z, Node y)	Returns true iff the score determines the edge between x and y.
int	getMaxDegree()	Returns the max degree, by default 1000.
int	getSampleSize()	Returns the sample size.
List<Node>	getVariables()	The variables of the score.
boolean	isEffectEdge(double bump)	A method for FGES returning a judgment of whether an edge with a given bump counts as a effect edge.
double	localScore(int i, int... parents)	The local score of the child given its parents.
double	localScoreDiff(int x, int y, int[] z)	localScore(y | z, x) - localScore(y | z).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface edu.cmu.tetrad.search.score.Score

append, getVariable, localScore, localScore, localScoreDiff, toString

Constructor Details

MvpScore

public MvpScore(DataSet dataSet,
 double structurePrior,
 int fDegree,
 boolean discretize)

Constructor.

Parameters:

dataSet - The mixed dataset being analyzed.

structurePrior - The structure prior

fDegree - The f degree.

Method Details

localScore

public double localScore(int i,
 int... parents)

The local score of the child given its parents.

Specified by:

localScore in interface Score

Parameters:

i - The node.

parents - The parents.

Returns:

The score.

localScoreDiff

public double localScoreDiff(int x,
 int y,
 int[] z)

localScore(y | z, x) - localScore(y | z).

Specified by:

localScoreDiff in interface Score

Parameters:

x - A node.

y - TAhe node.

z - A set of nodes.

Returns:

The score difference.

getSampleSize

public int getSampleSize()

Returns the sample size.

Specified by:

getSampleSize in interface Score

Returns:

This size.

isEffectEdge

public boolean isEffectEdge(double bump)

A method for FGES returning a judgment of whether an edge with a given bump counts as a effect edge.

Specified by:

isEffectEdge in interface Score

Parameters:

bump - The bump.

Returns:

True, if so.

See Also:

• Fges

getVariables

public List<Node> getVariables()

Description copied from interface: Score

The variables of the score.

Specified by:

getVariables in interface Score

Returns:

This list.

getMaxDegree

public int getMaxDegree()

Description copied from interface: Score

Returns the max degree, by default 1000.

Specified by:

getMaxDegree in interface Score

Returns:

The max degree.

determines

public boolean determines(List<Node> z,
 Node y)

Description copied from interface: Score

Returns true iff the score determines the edge between x and y.

Specified by:

determines in interface Score

Parameters:

z - The set of nodes.

y - The node.

Returns:

True iff the score determines the edge between x and y.