MLRegression.java

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package org.encog.ml;

import org.encog.ml.data.MLData;

/**
 * Defines a Machine Learning Method that supports regression.  Regression 
 * takes an input and produces numeric output.  Function approximation 
 * uses regression.  Contrast this to classification, which uses the input 
 * to assign a class.
 *
 */
public interface MLRegression extends MLInputOutput {
	
	/**
	 * Compute regression.
	 * @param input The input data.
	 * @return The output data.
	 */
	MLData compute(MLData input);
}