Phil Steitz a écrit : > MATH-136 introduces rank correlation, with pluggable ranking algorithm. > The RankingAlgorithm interface and associated implementations are likely > to be reused elsewhere in the stat package. The question is where to > put RankingAlgorithm and its implementations. I would appreciate > feedback on the following alternatives. > > 0) Hold off introducing the algorithms at all - just hard-code the > conventional (ties get the average) algorithm into the Spearman's > correlation class to be included in the correlation package. See > comments in the JIRA issue. > > 1) Put RankingAlgorithm and its implementations into the correlation > package, where it will be first used. > > 2) Put them in util > > 3) Put them in stat.descriptive.rank > > 4) new package stat.ranking > > I think 2) is the best, but appreciate feedback.
I would have chosen 4, but my lack of understanding about anything stat related implies my opinion should not count here. The rationale is probably where users without a priori knowledge of the library layout would first search for such features. Are ranking algorithms used outside of stat ? Luc > > Phil > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
