CategoricalEncoding.Deviation Method

Returns an encoding where every level except the reference level is encoded using one of three values: 1 if the value equals the level, -1 if the value equals the reference level, and 0 otherwise.

Definition

Namespace: Numerics.NET.DataAnalysis
Assembly: Numerics.NET (in Numerics.NET.dll) Version: 9.0.3
C# 
public static CategoricalEncoding Deviation(
	IIndex categoryIndex,
	int referenceLevel = -1
)

Parameters

categoryIndex  IIndex
An index that specifies the levels.
referenceLevel  Int32  (Optional)
The zero-based index of the reference level. A negative value indicates the level is counted from the end.

Return Value

CategoricalEncoding

See Also