Package nltk :: Module probability :: Class MLEProbDist
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Class MLEProbDist

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 ProbDistI --+
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            MLEProbDist

The maximum likelihood estimate for the probability distribution of the experiment used to generate a frequency distribution. The maximum likelihood estimate approximates the probability of each sample as the frequency of that sample in the frequency distribution.

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__init__(self, freqdist)
Use the maximum likelihood estimate to create a probability distribution for the experiment used to generate freqdist.
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FreqDist
freqdist(self)
Returns: The frequency distribution that this probability distribution is based on.
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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.
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string
__repr__(self)
Returns: A string representation of this ProbDist.
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Inherited from ProbDistI: discount, generate, logprob

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __setattr__, __str__

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Inherited from ProbDistI: SUM_TO_ONE

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Inherited from object: __class__

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__init__(self, freqdist)
(Constructor)

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Use the maximum likelihood estimate to create a probability distribution for the experiment used to generate freqdist.

Parameters:
  • freqdist (FreqDist) - The frequency distribution that the probability estimates should be based on.
Overrides: ProbDistI.__init__

freqdist(self)

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Returns: FreqDist
The frequency distribution that this probability distribution is based on.

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
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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
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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
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__repr__(self)
(Representation operator)

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repr(x)

Returns: string
A string representation of this ProbDist.
Overrides: object.__repr__