Package edu.cmu.tetrad.algcomparison.score

Interface BlockScoreWrapper

All Superinterfaces:
HasParameters, ScoreWrapper, Serializable, TetradSerializable
All Known Implementing Classes:
BlocksBicScore
public interface BlockScoreWrapper extends ScoreWrapper, TetradSerializable
Represents an interface for scoring data models using predefined block structures. This interface extends ScoreWrapper and TetradSerializable, providing additional functionality for handling block-based scoring.

  • 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.
    Score
    getScore(DataModel model, Parameters parameters)
    Computes and returns a score for the given data model and parameters.
    Node
    getVariable(String name)
    Returns the variable with the given name.
    void
    setBlockSpec(BlockSpec blockSpec)
    Sets the block specification to be used by this implementation.

  • Field Details

    • serialVersionUID

      static final long serialVersionUID
      Constant serialVersionUID=23L
      See Also:

  • Method Details

    • setBlockSpec

      void setBlockSpec(BlockSpec blockSpec)
      Sets the block specification to be used by this implementation.
      Parameters:
      blockSpec - The block specification, which contains details about the dataset, blocks, and block nodes used in the algorithm.

    • getScore

      Score getScore(DataModel model, Parameters parameters)
      Computes and returns a score for the given data model and parameters.
      Specified by:
      getScore in interface ScoreWrapper
      Parameters:
      model - The data model containing the data to be scored.
      parameters - The parameters to be used for score computation.
      Returns:
      A Score object representing the computed score.

    • getDescription

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

    • getDataType

      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

      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

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