weka.classifiers.bayes

## Class NaiveBayes

- java.lang.Object
- - weka.classifiers.AbstractClassifier
  - - weka.classifiers.bayes.NaiveBayes

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, Classifier, Aggregateable<NaiveBayes>, CapabilitiesHandler, CapabilitiesIgnorer, OptionHandler, RevisionHandler, TechnicalInformationHandler, WeightedInstancesHandler
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    NaiveBayesUpdateable

      public class NaiveBayes
      extends AbstractClassifier
      implements OptionHandler, WeightedInstancesHandler, TechnicalInformationHandler, Aggregateable<NaiveBayes>

  Class for a Naive Bayes classifier using estimator classes. Numeric estimator precision values are chosen based on analysis of the training data. For this reason, the classifier is not an UpdateableClassifier (which in typical usage are initialized with zero training instances) -- if you need the UpdateableClassifier functionality, use the NaiveBayesUpdateable classifier. The NaiveBayesUpdateable classifier will use a default precision of 0.1 for numeric attributes when buildClassifier is called with zero training instances.
  For more information on Naive Bayes classifiers, see
  George H. John, Pat Langley: Estimating Continuous Distributions in Bayesian Classifiers. In: Eleventh Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence, San Mateo, 338-345, 1995.

  BibTeX:

       @inproceedings{John1995,
          address = {San Mateo},
          author = {George H. John and Pat Langley},
          booktitle = {Eleventh Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence},
          pages = {338-345},
          publisher = {Morgan Kaufmann},
          title = {Estimating Continuous Distributions in Bayesian Classifiers},
          year = {1995}
       }

  Valid options are:

       -K
        Use kernel density estimator rather than normal
        distribution for numeric attributes

       -D
        Use supervised discretization to process numeric attributes

       -O
        Display model in old format (good when there are many classes)

  Version:
    $Revision: 10203 $
  Author:
    Len Trigg (trigg@cs.waikato.ac.nz), Eibe Frank (eibe@cs.waikato.ac.nz)
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `NaiveBayes()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `NaiveBayes` | `aggregate(NaiveBayes toAggregate)` Aggregate an object with this one
    `void` | `buildClassifier(Instances instances)` Generates the classifier.
    `java.lang.String` | `displayModelInOldFormatTipText()` Returns the tip text for this property
    `double[]` | `distributionForInstance(Instance instance)` Calculates the class membership probabilities for the given test instance.
    `void` | `finalizeAggregation()` Call to complete the aggregation process.
    `Capabilities` | `getCapabilities()` Returns default capabilities of the classifier.
    `boolean` | `getDisplayModelInOldFormat()` Get whether to display model output in the old, original format.
    `java.lang.String[]` | `getOptions()` Gets the current settings of the classifier.
    `java.lang.String` | `getRevision()` Returns the revision string.
    `TechnicalInformation` | `getTechnicalInformation()` Returns an instance of a TechnicalInformation object, containing detailed information about the technical background of this class, e.g., paper reference or book this class is based on.
    `boolean` | `getUseKernelEstimator()` Gets if kernel estimator is being used.
    `boolean` | `getUseSupervisedDiscretization()` Get whether supervised discretization is to be used.
    `java.lang.String` | `globalInfo()` Returns a string describing this classifier
    `java.util.Enumeration<Option>` | `listOptions()` Returns an enumeration describing the available options.
    `static void` | `main(java.lang.String[] argv)` Main method for testing this class.
    `void` | `setDisplayModelInOldFormat(boolean d)` Set whether to display model output in the old, original format.
    `void` | `setOptions(java.lang.String[] options)` Parses a given list of options.
    `void` | `setUseKernelEstimator(boolean v)` Sets if kernel estimator is to be used.
    `void` | `setUseSupervisedDiscretization(boolean newblah)` Set whether supervised discretization is to be used.
    `java.lang.String` | `toString()` Returns a description of the classifier.
    `void` | `updateClassifier(Instance instance)` Updates the classifier with the given instance.
    `java.lang.String` | `useKernelEstimatorTipText()` Returns the tip text for this property
    `java.lang.String` | `useSupervisedDiscretizationTipText()` Returns the tip text for this property

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

      `classifyInstance, debugTipText, doNotCheckCapabilitiesTipText, forName, getDebug, getDoNotCheckCapabilities, makeCopies, makeCopy, runClassifier, setDebug, setDoNotCheckCapabilities`

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

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### NaiveBayes

          public NaiveBayes()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### globalInfo

          public java.lang.String globalInfo()

      Returns a string describing this classifier
      Returns:
        a description of the classifier suitable for displaying in the explorer/experimenter gui

    - #### getTechnicalInformation

          public TechnicalInformation getTechnicalInformation()

      Returns an instance of a TechnicalInformation object, containing detailed information about the technical background of this class, e.g., paper reference or book this class is based on.
      Specified by:
        `getTechnicalInformation` in interface `TechnicalInformationHandler`
      Returns:
        the technical information about this class

    - #### getCapabilities

          public Capabilities getCapabilities()

      Returns default capabilities of the classifier.
      Specified by:
        `getCapabilities` in interface `Classifier`
      Specified by:
        `getCapabilities` in interface `CapabilitiesHandler`
      Overrides:
        `getCapabilities` in class `AbstractClassifier`
      Returns:
        the capabilities of this classifier
      See Also:
        `Capabilities`

    - #### buildClassifier

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

      Generates the classifier.
      Specified by:
        `buildClassifier` in interface `Classifier`
      Parameters:
        `instances` - set of instances serving as training data
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if the classifier has not been generated successfully

    - #### updateClassifier

          public void updateClassifier(Instance instance)
                                throws java.lang.Exception

      Updates the classifier with the given instance.
      Parameters:
        `instance` - the new training instance to include in the model
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if the instance could not be incorporated in the model.

    - #### distributionForInstance

          public double[] distributionForInstance(Instance instance)
                                           throws java.lang.Exception

      Calculates the class membership probabilities for the given test instance.
      Specified by:
        `distributionForInstance` in interface `Classifier`
      Overrides:
        `distributionForInstance` in class `AbstractClassifier`
      Parameters:
        `instance` - the instance to be classified
      Returns:
        predicted class probability distribution
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if there is a problem generating the prediction

    - #### listOptions

          public java.util.Enumeration<Option> listOptions()

      Returns an enumeration describing the available options.
      Specified by:
        `listOptions` in interface `OptionHandler`
      Overrides:
        `listOptions` in class `AbstractClassifier`
      Returns:
        an enumeration of all the available options.

    - #### setOptions

          public void setOptions(java.lang.String[] options)
                          throws java.lang.Exception

      Parses a given list of options.

      Valid options are:

           -K
            Use kernel density estimator rather than normal
            distribution for numeric attributes

           -D
            Use supervised discretization to process numeric attributes

           -O
            Display model in old format (good when there are many classes)

      Specified by:
        `setOptions` in interface `OptionHandler`
      Overrides:
        `setOptions` in class `AbstractClassifier`
      Parameters:
        `options` - the list of options as an array of strings
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if an option is not supported

    - #### getOptions

          public java.lang.String[] getOptions()

      Gets the current settings of the classifier.
      Specified by:
        `getOptions` in interface `OptionHandler`
      Overrides:
        `getOptions` in class `AbstractClassifier`
      Returns:
        an array of strings suitable for passing to setOptions

    - #### toString

          public java.lang.String toString()

      Returns a description of the classifier.
      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`
      Returns:
        a description of the classifier as a string.

    - #### useKernelEstimatorTipText

          public java.lang.String useKernelEstimatorTipText()

      Returns the tip text for this property
      Returns:
        tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the explorer/experimenter gui

    - #### getUseKernelEstimator

          public boolean getUseKernelEstimator()

      Gets if kernel estimator is being used.
      Returns:
        Value of m_UseKernelEstimatory.

    - #### setUseKernelEstimator

          public void setUseKernelEstimator(boolean v)

      Sets if kernel estimator is to be used.
      Parameters:
        `v` - Value to assign to m_UseKernelEstimatory.

    - #### useSupervisedDiscretizationTipText

          public java.lang.String useSupervisedDiscretizationTipText()

      Returns the tip text for this property
      Returns:
        tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the explorer/experimenter gui

    - #### getUseSupervisedDiscretization

          public boolean getUseSupervisedDiscretization()

      Get whether supervised discretization is to be used.
      Returns:
        true if supervised discretization is to be used.

    - #### setUseSupervisedDiscretization

          public void setUseSupervisedDiscretization(boolean newblah)

      Set whether supervised discretization is to be used.
      Parameters:
        `newblah` - true if supervised discretization is to be used.

    - #### displayModelInOldFormatTipText

          public java.lang.String displayModelInOldFormatTipText()

      Returns the tip text for this property
      Returns:
        tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the explorer/experimenter gui

    - #### setDisplayModelInOldFormat

          public void setDisplayModelInOldFormat(boolean d)

      Set whether to display model output in the old, original format.
      Parameters:
        `d` - true if model ouput is to be shown in the old format

    - #### getDisplayModelInOldFormat

          public boolean getDisplayModelInOldFormat()

      Get whether to display model output in the old, original format.
      Returns:
        true if model ouput is to be shown in the old format

    - #### getRevision

          public java.lang.String getRevision()

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

    - #### aggregate

          public NaiveBayes aggregate(NaiveBayes toAggregate)
                               throws java.lang.Exception

      Description copied from interface: `Aggregateable`
      Aggregate an object with this one
      Specified by:
        `aggregate` in interface `Aggregateable<NaiveBayes>`
      Parameters:
        `toAggregate` - the object to aggregate
      Returns:
        the result of aggregation
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if the supplied object can't be aggregated for some reason

    - #### finalizeAggregation

          public void finalizeAggregation()
                                   throws java.lang.Exception

      Description copied from interface: `Aggregateable`
      Call to complete the aggregation process. Allows implementers to do any final processing based on how many objects were aggregated.
      Specified by:
        `finalizeAggregation` in interface `Aggregateable<NaiveBayes>`
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if the aggregation can't be finalized for some reason

    - #### main

          public static void main(java.lang.String[] argv)

      Main method for testing this class.
      Parameters:
        `argv` - the options