Categorical Encoding Methods
Methods
| Backward | Returns an encoding where every level is compared to the prior level. |
| Backward | Returns an encoding where every level is compared to the prior level. |
| Deviation | 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. |
| Dummy | Also called one hot encoding. Every level except the reference level is encoded using a binary variable. |
| Equals | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object) |
| Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object) |
| 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. |
| Get | Returns a matrix whose columns contain the contrasts for the encoding. |
| Get | Returns the encoding with full rank of the specified position |
| Get | Returns the encoding with full rank of the specified position |
| Get | Returns the encoding with full rank of the specified position |
| Get | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object) |
| Get | Returns a string representation for the specified level. |
| Get | Returns the encoding with reduced rank of the specified position |
| Get | Returns the encoding with reduced rank of the specified position |
| Get | Returns the encoding with reduced rank of the specified position |
| Get | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object) |
| Helmert( | Returns an encoding where every level is compared to all the next levels. |
| Helmert( | Returns an encoding where every level is compared to all the next levels. |
| Memberwise | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object) |
| Orthogonal | Returns an encoding where levels are encoded to reflect trends in the levels. This encoding only makes sense for evenly spaced ordinal factors. |
| Reverse | Returns an encoding where every level is compared to all the next levels. |
| Reverse | Returns an encoding where every level is compared to all the next levels. |
| Simple | Returns an encoding where every level is compared to the reference level. |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object) |