de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.algorithm.classification

Interface Classifier<O>

Type Parameters:

O - the type of DatabaseObjects handled by this Algorithm

All Superinterfaces:

Algorithm

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractClassifier, KNNClassifier, PriorProbabilityClassifier

public interface Classifier<O>
extends Algorithm

A Classifier is to hold a model that is built based on a database, and to classify a new instance of the same type.

Author:

Arthur Zimek

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	buildClassifier(Database database, Relation<? extends ClassLabel> classLabels) Performs the training.
ClassLabel	classify(O instance) Classify a single instance.
String	model() Produce a String representation of the classification model.

Methods inherited from interface de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.algorithm.Algorithm

getInputTypeRestriction, run

Method Detail

buildClassifier

void buildClassifier(Database database,
                     Relation<? extends ClassLabel> classLabels)

Performs the training. Sets available labels.

Parameters:

database - the database to build the model on

classLabels - the classes to be learned

classify

ClassLabel classify(O instance)

Classify a single instance.

Parameters:

instance - an instance to classify

Returns:

predicted class label of the given instance

model

String model()

Produce a String representation of the classification model.

Returns:

a String representation of the classification model