Package edu.cmu.tetrad.algcomparison.score

Class GicScores

java.lang.Object
edu.cmu.tetrad.algcomparison.score.GicScores
All Implemented Interfaces:
ScoreWrapper, HasParameters, TetradSerializable, Serializable
@Score(name="Generalized Information Criterion Scores", command="gic-scores", dataType={Continuous,Covariance}) @LinearGaussian public class GicScores extends Object implements ScoreWrapper
The GicScores class is an implementation of the ScoreWrapper interface that calculates the Generalized Information Criterion (GIC) scores for a given data model. It is used to test the independence between variables in the data set.
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  • Constructor Details

    • GicScores

      public GicScores()
      Constructs a new instance of the algorithm.

  • Method Details

    • getScore

      public Score getScore(DataModel dataSet, Parameters parameters)
      Returns true, iff x and y are independent, conditional on z for the given data set.
      Specified by:
      getScore in interface ScoreWrapper
      Parameters:
      dataSet - The data set to test independence against.
      parameters - The parameters of the test.
      Returns:
      True iff independence holds.

    • getDescription

      public String getDescription()
      Returns a short of this independence test.
      Specified by:
      getDescription in interface ScoreWrapper
      Returns:
      This description.

    • getDataType

      public DataType getDataType()
      Returns the data type that the search requires, whether continuous, discrete, or mixed.
      Specified by:
      getDataType in interface ScoreWrapper
      Returns:
      This type.

    • getParameters

      public List<String> getParameters()
      Returns the parameters that this search uses.
      Specified by:
      getParameters in interface HasParameters
      Specified by:
      getParameters in interface ScoreWrapper
      Returns:
      A list for String names of parameters.

    • getVariable

      public Node getVariable(String name)
      Returns the variable with the given name.
      Specified by:
      getVariable in interface ScoreWrapper
      Parameters:
      name - the name.
      Returns:
      the variable.