weka.classifiers.evaluation

## Class EvaluationUtils

- java.lang.Object
- - weka.classifiers.evaluation.EvaluationUtils

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    RevisionHandler

      public class EvaluationUtils
      extends java.lang.Object
      implements RevisionHandler

  Contains utility functions for generating lists of predictions in various manners.
  Version:
    $Revision: 10153 $
  Author:
    Len Trigg (len@reeltwo.com)

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `EvaluationUtils()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `java.util.ArrayList<Prediction>` | `getCVPredictions(Classifier classifier, Instances data, int numFolds)` Generate a bunch of predictions ready for processing, by performing a cross-validation on the supplied dataset.
    `Prediction` | `getPrediction(Classifier classifier, Instance test)` Generate a single prediction for a test instance given the pre-trained classifier.
    `java.lang.String` | `getRevision()` Returns the revision string.
    `int` | `getSeed()` Gets the seed for randomization during cross-validation
    `java.util.ArrayList<Prediction>` | `getTestPredictions(Classifier classifier, Instances test)` Generate a bunch of predictions ready for processing, by performing a evaluation on a test set assuming the classifier is already trained.
    `java.util.ArrayList<Prediction>` | `getTrainTestPredictions(Classifier classifier, Instances train, Instances test)` Generate a bunch of predictions ready for processing, by performing a evaluation on a test set after training on the given training set.
    `void` | `setSeed(int seed)` Sets the seed for randomization during cross-validation

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

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### EvaluationUtils

          public EvaluationUtils()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### setSeed

          public void setSeed(int seed)

      Sets the seed for randomization during cross-validation

    - #### getSeed

          public int getSeed()

      Gets the seed for randomization during cross-validation

    - #### getCVPredictions

          public java.util.ArrayList<Prediction> getCVPredictions(Classifier classifier,
                                                         Instances data,
                                                         int numFolds)
                                                           throws java.lang.Exception

      Generate a bunch of predictions ready for processing, by performing a cross-validation on the supplied dataset.
      Parameters:
        `classifier` - the Classifier to evaluate
        `data` - the dataset
        `numFolds` - the number of folds in the cross-validation.
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if an error occurs

    - #### getTrainTestPredictions

          public java.util.ArrayList<Prediction> getTrainTestPredictions(Classifier classifier,
                                                                Instances train,
                                                                Instances test)
                                                                  throws java.lang.Exception

      Generate a bunch of predictions ready for processing, by performing a evaluation on a test set after training on the given training set.
      Parameters:
        `classifier` - the Classifier to evaluate
        `train` - the training dataset
        `test` - the test dataset
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if an error occurs

    - #### getTestPredictions

          public java.util.ArrayList<Prediction> getTestPredictions(Classifier classifier,
                                                           Instances test)
                                                             throws java.lang.Exception

      Generate a bunch of predictions ready for processing, by performing a evaluation on a test set assuming the classifier is already trained.
      Parameters:
        `classifier` - the pre-trained Classifier to evaluate
        `test` - the test dataset
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if an error occurs

    - #### getPrediction

          public Prediction getPrediction(Classifier classifier,
                                 Instance test)
                                   throws java.lang.Exception

      Generate a single prediction for a test instance given the pre-trained classifier.
      Parameters:
        `classifier` - the pre-trained Classifier to evaluate
        `test` - the test instance
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if an error occurs

    - #### getRevision

          public java.lang.String getRevision()

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