normalizedprediction.java

Boosting算法软件包

package jboost.booster;

/**
 * A normalized predictor.  When a prediction is added, we 
 * ensure that the margin is normalized.  This normalization is done
 * by "mixing" in the new prediction.
 *
 * @author Aaron Arvey
 **/
public interface NormalizedPrediction {

    /** 
     * Must be used very carefully.  An example:
     *
     * Prediction return_value = new MixedBinaryPrediction(Prediction root_value);
     * for (pi in iteration_ordered_predictions)
     *           return_value.add(pi)
     *
     * There are two important parts to the above example.
     *      1) the add method is called on return_value
     *      2) iteration ordered predictions
     */
    public Prediction add(Prediction p);

    
    /*    public static boolean isNormPred(Prediction p); */


}