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Class AbstractEstimator

object --+
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        AbstractEstimator

Known Subclasses:

Density parameter estimation strategy.

Nested Classes
	__metaclass__ Metaclass for defining Abstract Base Classes (ABCs).

Instance Methods

AbstractDensity

estimate(self, context, data)
Estimate the parameters of the distribution from same {data}.

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Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __init__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __str__, __subclasshook__

Class Variables
	__abstractmethods__ = `frozenset(['estimate'])`

Properties
Inherited from `object`: `__class__`

Method Details

estimate(self, context, data)

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Estimate the parameters of the distribution from same {data}.

Parameters:

context (AbstractDensity) - context distribution
data (array) - sample values

Returns: AbstractDensity

a new distribution, initialized with the estimated parameters

Raises:

EstimationFailureError - if estimation is not possible