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Variable Class

Members See Also 
Represents a statistical variable.

Namespace: Extreme.Statistics
Assembly: Extreme.Numerics.Net40 (in Extreme.Numerics.Net40.dll) Version: 4.2.11333.0 (4.2.12253.0)

Syntax

C#
[SerializableAttribute]
public abstract class Variable : IList, 
	ICollection, IEnumerable, IComparer<int>
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<SerializableAttribute> _
Public MustInherit Class Variable _
	Implements IList, ICollection, IEnumerable, IComparer(Of Integer)
Visual C++
[SerializableAttribute]
public ref class Variable abstract : IList, 
	ICollection, IEnumerable, IComparer<int>
F#
[<AbstractClassAttribute>]
[<SerializableAttribute>]
type Variable =  
    class
        interface IList
        interface ICollection
        interface IEnumerable
        interface IComparer<int>
    end

Remarks

The Variable class is the base class for all classes that implement statistical variables.

Variable is an abstract base class and cannot be instantiated directly. Instead, instantiate one of its derived classes, as listed in the table below.

Class Description
CategoricalVariable Represents a variable whose observations can take on a discrete set of values.
DateTimeVariable Represents a variable whose observations are DateTime values.
NumericalVariable Represents a variable whose observations are numerical in nature.
KeyVariable Represents a variable with unique observations that can act as row keys in a VariableCollection.

Note to inheritors: When you inherit from Variable, you must override the Length property, and the GetEnumerator()()()(), GetValue(Int32) and ToCategoricalVariable()()()() methods.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::..Object
  Extreme.Statistics..::..Variable
    Extreme.Statistics..::..CategoricalVariable
    Extreme.Statistics..::..DateTimeVariable
    Extreme.Statistics..::..KeyVariable<(Of <(<'T>)>)>
    Extreme.Statistics..::..NumericalVariable

See Also

Variable Members
Extreme.Statistics Namespace

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