Parameter for calculating smoothed estimates of conditional probabilities for discrete (nominal) attributes.

Namespace: Imsl.DataMining
Assembly: ImslCS (in ImslCS.dll) Version: 6.5.0.0

Syntax

C#
public double DiscreteSmoothingValue { get; set; }
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Property DiscreteSmoothingValue As Double
Visual C++
public:
property double DiscreteSmoothingValue {
	double get ();
	void set (double value);
}

Field Value

A double containing the smoothing parameter to be used for calculating smoothed estimates of conditional probabilities for discrete attributes. DiscreteSmoothingValue must be non-negative.

Default: DiscreteSmoothingValue = 1.0, i.e. Laplace smoothing of conditional probabilities.

See Also