absolutelossfunction.java

代码是一个分类器的实现,其中使用了部分weka的源代码。可以将项目导入eclipse运行

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/*
 *    AbsoluteLossFunction.java
 *    Copyright (C) 2004 Stijn Lievens
 *
 */

package weka.classifiers.misc.monotone;

/**
 * Class implementing the absolute loss function, this means 
 * the returned loss is the abolute value of the difference
 * between the predicted and actual value.
 *
 * <p>
 * This implementation is done as part of the master's thesis: "Studie
 * en implementatie van instantie-gebaseerde algoritmen voor gesuperviseerd
 * rangschikken", Stijn Lievens, Ghent University, 2004. 
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author Stijn Lievens ([e-mail])
 * @version $Revision: 1.1 $
 */
public class AbsoluteLossFunction
  implements NominalLossFunction {

  /**
   * Returns the absolute loss function between two class values.
   * 
   * @param actual the actual class value
   * @param predicted the predicted class value
   * @return the absolute value of the difference between the actual 
   * and predicted value
   */
  public final double loss(double actual, double predicted) {
    return Math.abs(actual - predicted);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a string with the name of the loss function.
   *
   * @return a string with the name of the loss function
   */
  public String toString() {
    return "AbsoluteLossFunction";
  }
}