Categorical Encoding.Forward Difference Method
            
            Definition
Namespace: Numerics.NET.DataAnalysis
Assembly: Numerics.NET (in Numerics.NET.dll) Version: 9.1.5
Assembly: Numerics.NET (in Numerics.NET.dll) Version: 9.1.5
Overload List
| Forward | Returns an encoding where every level is compared to the next level. | 
| Forward | Returns an encoding where every level is compared to the next level. | 
ForwardDifference(IIndex)
            Returns an encoding where every level is compared to the next level.
            
public static CategoricalEncoding ForwardDifference(
	IIndex categoryIndex
)Parameters
- categoryIndex IIndex
 - An index that specifies the levels.
 
Return Value
CategoricalEncodingForwardDifference(IIndex, Int32)
            Returns an encoding where every level is compared to the next level.
            
public static CategoricalEncoding ForwardDifference(
	IIndex categoryIndex,
	int referenceLevel = -1
)