UniformFrequencyDiscretizer.java

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package keel.Algorithms.Discretizers.UniformFrequency_Discretizer;

import java.util.*;
import keel.Algorithms.Discretizers.Basic.*;
import keel.Algorithms.Genetic_Rule_Learning.Globals.*;


/**
 * <p>
 * This class implements the Uniform Frequency discretizer.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author Written by Jaume Bacardit (La Salle, Ram�n Llull University - Barcelona) 28/03/2004 </p>
 * Modified by Xavi Sol� (La Salle, Ram�n Llull University - Barcelona) 03/12/2008
 * @version 1.1
 * @since JDK1.5
 * </p>
 */
public class UniformFrequencyDiscretizer extends Discretizer {
		
	double numInt;

	/**
	 * <p> 
	 * Constructor of the class, initializes the numInt attribute
	 * </p>
	 * @param _numInt number of intervals
	 */
	public UniformFrequencyDiscretizer(int _numInt) {
		if (_numInt > 0)
			numInt=_numInt;
		else 
			numInt = (Parameters.numInstances / (100)) > Parameters.numClasses?Parameters.numInstances / (100):Parameters.numClasses;
	}

	/**
	 * <p>
	 * Returns a vector with the discretized values.
	 * </p>
	 * @param attribute
	 * @param values
	 * @param begin
	 * @param end
	 * @return vector with the discretized values
	 */
	protected Vector discretizeAttribute(int attribute,int []values,int begin,int end) {
		double quota=(end-begin+1)/numInt;
		double dBound=0.0;
		int i;
		int oldBound=0;

		Vector cp=new Vector();

		for(i=0;i<numInt-1;i++) {
			dBound+=quota;
			int iBound=(int)Math.round(dBound);
			if(iBound<=oldBound) continue;
			if(realValues[attribute][values[iBound-1]]!=realValues[attribute][values[iBound]]) {
				double cutPoint=(realValues[attribute][values[iBound-1]]+realValues[attribute][values[iBound]])/2.0;
				cp.addElement(new Double(cutPoint));
			} else {
				double val=realValues[attribute][values[iBound]];
				int numFW=1;
				while(iBound+numFW<=end && realValues[attribute][values[iBound+numFW]]==val) numFW++;
				if(iBound+numFW>end) numFW=end-begin+2;
				int numBW=1;
				while(iBound-numBW>oldBound && realValues[attribute][values[iBound-numBW]]==val) numBW++;
				if(iBound-numBW==oldBound) numBW=end-begin+2;

				if(numFW<numBW) {
					iBound+=numFW;
				} else if(numBW<numFW) {
					iBound-=numBW;
				} else {
					if(numFW==end-begin+2) {
						return cp;
					}
					if(Rand.getReal()<0.5) {
						iBound+=numFW;
					} else {
						iBound-=numBW;
						iBound++;
					}
				}
				double cutPoint=(realValues[attribute][values[iBound-1]]+realValues[attribute][values[iBound]])/2.0;
				cp.addElement(new Double(cutPoint));
			}
			oldBound=iBound;
		}

		return cp;
	}
	
}