Package edu.cmu.tetrad.algcomparison.independence

Interface IndependenceWrapper

All Superinterfaces:

HasParameters, Serializable, TetradSerializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasisFunctionBicTest, BdeuTest, CciTest, ChiSquare, ConditionalGaussianLRT, DegenerateGaussianLRT, DiscreteBicTest, FisherZ, GICScoreTests, GSquare, Kci, MagSemBicTest, Mnlrlrt, MSeparationTest, MultinomialLogisticRegressionWald, Mvplrt, PoissonPriorTest, PositiveCorr, ProbabilisticTest, SemBicDTest, SemBicTest

public interface IndependenceWrapper
extends HasParameters, TetradSerializable

Interface that algorithm must implement.

Version:

$Id: $Id

Author:

josephramsey

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final long	serialVersionUID	Constant serialVersionUID=23L

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
DataType	getDataType()	Returns the data type that the search requires, whether continuous, discrete, or mixed.
String	getDescription()	Returns a short of this independence test.
List<String>	getParameters()	Returns the parameters that this search uses.
IndependenceTest	getTest(DataModel dataSet, Parameters parameters)	Returns true iff x and y are independent conditional on z for the given data set.

Field Details

serialVersionUID

static final long serialVersionUID

Constant serialVersionUID=23L

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Method Details

getTest

IndependenceTest getTest(DataModel dataSet,
 Parameters parameters)

Returns true iff x and y are independent conditional on z for the given data set.

Parameters:

dataSet - The data set to test independence against.

parameters - The paramters of the test.

Returns:

True iff independence holds.

getDescription

String getDescription()

Returns a short of this independence test.

Returns:

This description.

getDataType

DataType getDataType()

Returns the data type that the search requires, whether continuous, discrete, or mixed.

Returns:

This type.

getParameters

List<String> getParameters()

Returns the parameters that this search uses.

Specified by:

getParameters in interface HasParameters

Returns:

A list of String names of parameters.