Package edu.cmu.tetrad.algcomparison.independence

Class ChiSquare

java.lang.Object

edu.cmu.tetrad.algcomparison.independence.ChiSquare

All Implemented Interfaces:

IndependenceWrapper, HasParameters, TetradSerializable, Serializable

@TestOfIndependence(name="Chi Square Test",
                    command="chi-square-test",
                    dataType=Discrete)
public class ChiSquare
extends Object
implements IndependenceWrapper

Wrapper for Fisher Z test.

Version:

$Id: $Id

Author:

josephramsey

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ChiSquare()	Initializes a new instance of the ChiSquare class.

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 description of the Chi Square Test.
List<String>	getParameters()	Retrieves the parameters required by the Chi Square Test.
IndependenceTest	getTest(DataModel dataSet, Parameters parameters)	Retrieves an instance of the IndependenceTest interface that performs a Chi Square Test for independence.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

ChiSquare

public ChiSquare()

Initializes a new instance of the ChiSquare class.

Method Details

getTest

public IndependenceTest getTest(DataModel dataSet,
 Parameters parameters)

Retrieves an instance of the IndependenceTest interface that performs a Chi Square Test for independence.

Specified by:

getTest in interface IndependenceWrapper

Parameters:

dataSet - The data set to test independence against.

parameters - The parameters of the test.

Returns:

An instance of the IndependenceTest interface that performs a Chi Square Test for independence.

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Returns a short description of the Chi Square Test.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface IndependenceWrapper

Returns:

A String representing the short description of the Chi Square Test.

getDataType

public DataType getDataType()

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

Specified by:

getDataType in interface IndependenceWrapper

Returns:

The data type required by the search.

getParameters

public List<String> getParameters()

Retrieves the parameters required by the Chi Square Test.

Specified by:

getParameters in interface HasParameters

Specified by:

getParameters in interface IndependenceWrapper

Returns:

A list of strings representing the parameters required by the Chi Square Test.