VectorExtensions.UseDummyEncoding Method

Specifies that dummy encoding (also called treatment encoding) should be used when creating indicator variables.

Definition

Namespace: Numerics.NET.DataAnalysis
Assembly: Numerics.NET (in Numerics.NET.dll) Version: 9.0.3
C# 
public static void UseDummyEncoding(
	this ICategoricalVector vector,
	int referenceLevel = 0
)

Parameters

vector  ICategoricalVector
The categorical vector to apply the encoding to.
referenceLevel  Int32  (Optional)
The zero-based index of the reference level. A negative value indicates the level is counted from the end.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type ICategoricalVector. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

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