Package edu.cmu.tetrad.search.score

Interface InstanceSpecificScore

All Superinterfaces:

Score

All Known Implementing Classes:

InstanceAugmentedSemBicScore

public interface InstanceSpecificScore
extends Score

Marker interface for scores that include an instance-specific component.

Provides access to the weighting factor alpha.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
double	getAlpha()	Retrieves the instance-specific weighting factor alpha.
void	setAlpha(double alpha)	Sets the instance-specific weight alpha.

Methods inherited from interface edu.cmu.tetrad.search.score.Score

append, determines, getMaxDegree, getSampleSize, getVariable, getVariables, isEffectEdge, localScore, localScore, localScore, localScoreDiff, localScoreDiff, toString

Method Details

getAlpha

double getAlpha()

Retrieves the instance-specific weighting factor alpha.

Returns:

The value of the weighting factor alpha, which represents the instance-specific component.

setAlpha

void setAlpha(double alpha)

Sets the instance-specific weight alpha.

Parameters:

alpha - the weighting factor to be set, representing the instance-specific component