weka.classifiers.trees.m5

## Class PreConstructedLinearModel

- java.lang.Object
- - weka.classifiers.AbstractClassifier
  - - weka.classifiers.trees.m5.PreConstructedLinearModel

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, Classifier, CapabilitiesHandler, CapabilitiesIgnorer, OptionHandler, RevisionHandler

      public class PreConstructedLinearModel
      extends AbstractClassifier
      implements java.io.Serializable

  This class encapsulates a linear regression function. It is a classifier but does not learn the function itself, instead it is constructed with coefficients and intercept obtained elsewhere. The buildClassifier method must still be called however as this stores a copy of the training data's header for use in printing the model to the console.
  Version:
    $Revision: 8034 $
  Author:
    Mark Hall (mhall@cs.waikato.ac.nz)
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `PreConstructedLinearModel(double[] coeffs, double intercept)` Constructor

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `buildClassifier(Instances instances)` Builds the classifier.
    `double` | `classifyInstance(Instance inst)` Predicts the class of the supplied instance using the linear model.
    `double[]` | `coefficients()` Return the array of coefficients
    `java.lang.String` | `getRevision()` Returns the revision string.
    `double` | `intercept()` Return the intercept
    `int` | `numParameters()` Return the number of parameters (coefficients) in the linear model
    `java.lang.String` | `toString()` Returns a textual description of this linear model

    - ### Methods inherited from class weka.classifiers.AbstractClassifier

      `debugTipText, distributionForInstance, doNotCheckCapabilitiesTipText, forName, getCapabilities, getDebug, getDoNotCheckCapabilities, getOptions, listOptions, makeCopies, makeCopy, runClassifier, setDebug, setDoNotCheckCapabilities, setOptions`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### PreConstructedLinearModel

          public PreConstructedLinearModel(double[] coeffs,
                                   double intercept)

      Constructor
      Parameters:
        `coeffs` - an array of coefficients
        `intercept` - the intercept

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### buildClassifier

          public void buildClassifier(Instances instances)
                               throws java.lang.Exception

      Builds the classifier. In this case all that is done is that a copy of the training instances header is saved.
      Specified by:
        `buildClassifier` in interface `Classifier`
      Parameters:
        `instances` - an `Instances` value
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if an error occurs

    - #### classifyInstance

          public double classifyInstance(Instance inst)
                                  throws java.lang.Exception

      Predicts the class of the supplied instance using the linear model.
      Specified by:
        `classifyInstance` in interface `Classifier`
      Overrides:
        `classifyInstance` in class `AbstractClassifier`
      Parameters:
        `inst` - the instance to make a prediction for
      Returns:
        the prediction
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if an error occurs

    - #### numParameters

          public int numParameters()

      Return the number of parameters (coefficients) in the linear model
      Returns:
        the number of parameters

    - #### coefficients

          public double[] coefficients()

      Return the array of coefficients
      Returns:
        the coefficients

    - #### intercept

          public double intercept()

      Return the intercept
      Returns:
        the intercept

    - #### toString

          public java.lang.String toString()

      Returns a textual description of this linear model
      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`
      Returns:
        String containing a description of this linear model

    - #### getRevision

          public java.lang.String getRevision()

      Returns the revision string.
      Specified by:
        `getRevision` in interface `RevisionHandler`
      Overrides:
        `getRevision` in class `AbstractClassifier`
      Returns:
        the revision