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

Class WeightedCanberraDistanceFunction

java.lang.Object

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

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

DistanceFunction<NumberVector>, NumberVectorDistanceFunction<NumberVector>, PrimitiveDistanceFunction<NumberVector>, SpatialPrimitiveDistanceFunction<NumberVector>, WeightedNumberVectorDistanceFunction<NumberVector>

public class WeightedCanberraDistanceFunction
extends AbstractNumberVectorDistanceFunction
implements SpatialPrimitiveDistanceFunction<NumberVector>, WeightedNumberVectorDistanceFunction<NumberVector>

Weighted Canberra distance function, a variation of Manhattan distance.

Since:

0.5.0

Author:

Erich Schubert

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

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

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected double[]	weights Weight array

Fields inherited from interface de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.WeightedNumberVectorDistanceFunction

WEIGHTS_ID

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
WeightedCanberraDistanceFunction(double[] weights) Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	distance(NumberVector v1, NumberVector v2) Computes the distance between two given DatabaseObjects according to this distance function.
boolean	isMetric() Is this distance function metric (satisfy the triangle inequality)
double	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.AbstractNumberVectorDistanceFunction

dimensionality, dimensionality, dimensionality, dimensionality, dimensionality, dimensionality, dimensionality, dimensionality, getInputTypeRestriction

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.SpatialPrimitiveDistanceFunction

instantiate

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

getInputTypeRestriction

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

isSquared, isSymmetric

Field Detail

weights

protected double[] weights

Weight array

Constructor Detail

WeightedCanberraDistanceFunction

public WeightedCanberraDistanceFunction(double[] weights)

Constructor.

Method Detail

distance

public double distance(NumberVector v1,
                       NumberVector v2)

Description copied from interface: PrimitiveDistanceFunction

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

Specified by:

distance in interface NumberVectorDistanceFunction<NumberVector>

Specified by:

distance in interface PrimitiveDistanceFunction<NumberVector>

Parameters:

v1 - first DatabaseObject

v2 - second DatabaseObject

Returns:

the distance between two given DatabaseObjects according to this distance function

minDist

public double 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>

Parameters:

mbr1 - the first MBR object

mbr2 - the second MBR object

Returns:

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

isMetric

public boolean isMetric()

Description copied from interface: DistanceFunction

Is this distance function metric (satisfy the triangle inequality)

Specified by:

isMetric in interface DistanceFunction<NumberVector>

Returns:

true when metric.