java.lang.Object
edu.cmu.tetrad.algcomparison.independence.Kci
All Implemented Interfaces:
IndependenceWrapper, HasParameters, TetradSerializable, Serializable

@TestOfIndependence(name="KCI-Test (Kernel Conditional Independence Test)", command="kci-test", dataType=Continuous) @General public class Kci extends Object implements IndependenceWrapper
Wrapper for KCI test.
Version:
$Id: $Id
Author:
josephramsey
See Also:
  • Constructor Details

    • Kci

      public Kci()
      `Kci` constructor.
  • Method Details

    • getTest

      public IndependenceTest getTest(DataModel dataSet, Parameters parameters)
      Returns true iff x and y are independent conditional on z for the given data set.

      Returns a KCI test.

      Specified by:
      getTest in interface IndependenceWrapper
      Parameters:
      dataSet - The data set to test independence against.
      parameters - The paramters of the test.
      Returns:
      True iff independence holds.
    • getDescription

      public String getDescription()
      Returns a short of this independence test.

      Returns the name of the test.

      Specified by:
      getDescription in interface IndependenceWrapper
      Returns:
      This description.
    • getDataType

      public DataType getDataType()
      Returns the data type that the search requires, whether continuous, discrete, or mixed.

      Returns the data type of the test, which is continuous.

      Specified by:
      getDataType in interface IndependenceWrapper
      Returns:
      This type.
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    • getParameters

      public List<String> getParameters()
      Returns the parameters that this search uses.

      Returns the parameters of the test.

      Specified by:
      getParameters in interface HasParameters
      Specified by:
      getParameters in interface IndependenceWrapper
      Returns:
      A list of String names of parameters.