Package nltk :: Module probability :: Class UniformProbDist

type UniformProbDist

object --+    
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 ProbDistI --+
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            UniformProbDist

A probability distribution that assigns equal probability to each sample in a given set; and a zero probability to all other samples.

Instance Methods

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__init__(self, samples)
Construct a new uniform probability distribution, that assigns equal probability to each sample in samples. source code

float

prob(self, sample)
Returns: the probability for a given sample.

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any

max(self)
Returns: the sample with the greatest probability.

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list

samples(self)
Returns: A list of all samples that have nonzero probabilities.

source code

__repr__(self)

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Inherited from ProbDistI: discount, generate, logprob

Class Variables

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Inherited from ProbDistI: SUM_TO_ONE

Method Details

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init(self, samples)
(Constructor)

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Construct a new uniform probability distribution, that assigns equal probability to each sample in samples.

Parameters:

samples (list) - The samples that should be given uniform probability.

Raises:

ValueError - If samples is empty.

Overrides: ProbDistI.__init__

prob(self, sample)

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Parameters:

sample - The sample whose probability should be returned.

Returns: float

the probability for a given sample. Probabilities are always real numbers in the range [0, 1].

Overrides: ProbDistI.prob

(inherited documentation)

max(self)

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Returns: any: the sample with the greatest probability. If two or more samples have the same probability, return one of them; which sample is returned is undefined.
Overrides: ProbDistI.max: (inherited documentation)

samples(self)

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Returns: list: A list of all samples that have nonzero probabilities. Use prob to find the probability of each sample.
Overrides: ProbDistI.samples: (inherited documentation)

repr(self)
(Representation operator)

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Overrides: object.__repr__: (inherited documentation)

type UniformProbDist

__init__(self, samples) (Constructor)

prob(self, sample)

max(self)

samples(self)

__repr__(self) (Representation operator)

init(self, samples)
(Constructor)

repr(self)
(Representation operator)