de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction

Class CanberraDistanceFunction

java.lang.Object

de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.AbstractPrimitiveDistanceFunction<NumberVector<?,?>,DoubleDistance>

de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.AbstractVectorDoubleDistanceFunction

de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.CanberraDistanceFunction

All Implemented Interfaces:

DistanceFunction<NumberVector<?,?>,DoubleDistance>, NumberVectorDistanceFunction<DoubleDistance>, PrimitiveDistanceFunction<NumberVector<?,?>,DoubleDistance>, PrimitiveDoubleDistanceFunction<NumberVector<?,?>>, SpatialPrimitiveDistanceFunction<NumberVector<?,?>,DoubleDistance>, SpatialPrimitiveDoubleDistanceFunction<NumberVector<?,?>>, InspectionUtilFrequentlyScanned, Parameterizable

@Reference(authors="G. N. Lance, W. T. Williams",
           title="Computer programs for hierarchical polythetic classification (similarity analysis).",
           booktitle="Computer Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1",
           url="http://comjnl.oxfordjournals.org/content/9/1/60.short")
public class CanberraDistanceFunction
extends AbstractVectorDoubleDistanceFunction
implements SpatialPrimitiveDoubleDistanceFunction<NumberVector<?,?>>

Canberra distance function, a variation of Manhattan distance.

Reference:
G. N. Lance, W. T. Williams
Computer programs for hierarchical polythetic classification ("similarity analysis")
In: Computer Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	CanberraDistanceFunction.Parameterizer Parameterization class.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static CanberraDistanceFunction	STATIC Static instance.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	CanberraDistanceFunction() Constructor.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	doubleDistance(NumberVector<?,?> o1, NumberVector<?,?> o2) Computes the distance between two given Objects according to this distance function.
double	doubleMinDist(SpatialComparable mbr1, SpatialComparable mbr2) Computes the distance between the two given MBRs according to this distance function.
<T extends NumberVector<?,?>> SpatialDistanceQuery<T,DoubleDistance>	instantiate(Relation<T> relation) Instantiate with a database to get the actual distance query.
DoubleDistance	minDist(SpatialComparable mbr1, SpatialComparable mbr2) Computes the distance between the two given MBRs according to this distance function.

Methods inherited from class de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.AbstractVectorDoubleDistanceFunction

distance, getDistanceFactory, getInputTypeRestriction

Methods inherited from class de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.AbstractPrimitiveDistanceFunction

isMetric, isSymmetric

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.PrimitiveDistanceFunction

distance, getInputTypeRestriction

Methods inherited from interface de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.DistanceFunction

getDistanceFactory, isMetric, isSymmetric

Field Detail

STATIC

public static final CanberraDistanceFunction STATIC

Static instance. Use this!

Constructor Detail

CanberraDistanceFunction

protected CanberraDistanceFunction()

Constructor.

Method Detail

doubleDistance

public double doubleDistance(NumberVector<?,?> o1,
                    NumberVector<?,?> o2)

Description copied from interface: PrimitiveDoubleDistanceFunction

Computes the distance between two given Objects according to this distance function.

Specified by:

doubleDistance in interface PrimitiveDoubleDistanceFunction<NumberVector<?,?>>

Parameters:

o1 - first Object

o2 - second Object

Returns:

the distance between two given Objects according to this distance function

doubleMinDist

public double doubleMinDist(SpatialComparable mbr1,
                   SpatialComparable mbr2)

Description copied from interface: SpatialPrimitiveDoubleDistanceFunction

Computes the distance between the two given MBRs according to this distance function.

Specified by:

doubleMinDist in interface SpatialPrimitiveDoubleDistanceFunction<NumberVector<?,?>>

Parameters:

mbr1 - the first MBR object

mbr2 - the second MBR object

Returns:

the distance between the two given MBRs according to this distance function

minDist

public DoubleDistance minDist(SpatialComparable mbr1,
                     SpatialComparable mbr2)

Description copied from interface: SpatialPrimitiveDistanceFunction

Computes the distance between the two given MBRs according to this distance function.

Specified by:

minDist in interface SpatialPrimitiveDistanceFunction<NumberVector<?,?>,DoubleDistance>

Parameters:

mbr1 - the first MBR object

mbr2 - the second MBR object

Returns:

the distance between the two given MBRs according to this distance function

instantiate

public <T extends NumberVector<?,?>> SpatialDistanceQuery<T,DoubleDistance> instantiate(Relation<T> relation)

Description copied from class: AbstractPrimitiveDistanceFunction

Instantiate with a database to get the actual distance query.

Specified by:

instantiate in interface DistanceFunction<NumberVector<?,?>,DoubleDistance>

Specified by:

instantiate in interface SpatialPrimitiveDistanceFunction<NumberVector<?,?>,DoubleDistance>

Overrides:

instantiate in class AbstractPrimitiveDistanceFunction<NumberVector<?,?>,DoubleDistance>

Parameters:

relation - Representation

Returns:

Actual distance query.