Package nltk :: Module probability :: Class ConditionalProbDistI
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type ConditionalProbDistI

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object --+
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        ConditionalProbDistI
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A collection of probability distributions for a single experiment run under different conditions. Conditional probability distributions are used to estimate the likelihood of each sample, given the condition under which the experiment was run. For example, a conditional probability distribution could be used to estimate the probability of each word type in a document, given the length of the word type. Formally, a conditional probability distribution can be defined as a function that maps from each condition to the ProbDist for the experiment under that condition.

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ProbDistI
__getitem__(self, condition)
Returns: The probability distribution for the experiment run under the given condition.
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int
__len__(self)
Returns: The number of conditions that are represented by this ConditionalProbDist.
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list
conditions(self)
Returns: A list of the conditions that are represented by this ConditionalProbDist.
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Method Details [hide private]

__init__(self)
(Constructor)

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Overrides: object.__init__
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__getitem__(self, condition)
(Indexing operator)

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Parameters:
  • condition (any) - The condition whose probability distribution should be returned.
Returns: ProbDistI
The probability distribution for the experiment run under the given condition.

__len__(self)
(Length operator)

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Returns: int
The number of conditions that are represented by this ConditionalProbDist.

conditions(self)

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Returns: list
A list of the conditions that are represented by this ConditionalProbDist. Use the indexing operator to access the probability distribution for a given condition.