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diff --git a/src/de/lmu/ifi/dbs/elki/math/statistics/distribution/estimator/DistributionEstimator.java b/src/de/lmu/ifi/dbs/elki/math/statistics/distribution/estimator/DistributionEstimator.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000..953fcff8 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/de/lmu/ifi/dbs/elki/math/statistics/distribution/estimator/DistributionEstimator.java @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +package de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.math.statistics.distribution.estimator; + +/* + This file is part of ELKI: + Environment for Developing KDD-Applications Supported by Index-Structures + + Copyright (C) 2013 + Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München + Lehr- und Forschungseinheit für Datenbanksysteme + ELKI Development Team + + This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify + it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by + the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or + (at your option) any later version. + + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + GNU Affero General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License + along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. + */ + +import de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.math.statistics.distribution.Distribution; +import de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.utilities.datastructures.arraylike.NumberArrayAdapter; + +/** + * Estimate distribution parameters from a sample. + * + * @author Erich Schubert + * + * @param <D> Distribution type + */ +public interface DistributionEstimator<D extends Distribution> { + /** + * General form of the parameter estimation + * + * @param data Data set + * @param adapter Number array adapter + * @return Estimated distribution + */ + <A> D estimate(A data, NumberArrayAdapter<?, A> adapter); + + /** + * Get the class that is produced by the estimator. + * + * @return Distribution class + */ + Class<? super D> getDistributionClass(); +} |