Package edu.cmu.tetrad.search.utils

Interface Kernel

All Known Implementing Classes:

KernelGaussian

public interface Kernel

Gives an implemented that is implemented by classes that evaluate scalar valued kernels

Version:

$Id: $Id

Author:

Robert Tillman

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
double	eval(double i, double j)	Evaluates the kernel at two points in the input space
double	getBandwidth()	Gets kernel bandwidth
void	setDefaultBw(DataSet dataset, Node node)	Sets bandwidth from data using default method

Method Details

eval

double eval(double i,
 double j)

Evaluates the kernel at two points in the input space

Parameters:

i - a double

j - a double

Returns:

a double

setDefaultBw

void setDefaultBw(DataSet dataset,
 Node node)

Sets bandwidth from data using default method

Parameters:

dataset - a DataSet object

node - a Node object

getBandwidth

double getBandwidth()

Gets kernel bandwidth

Returns:

a double