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CategoricalEncodingBackwardDifference Method (IIndex)Extreme Optimization Numerical Libraries for .NET Professional
Returns an encoding where every level is compared to the prior level.

Namespace: Extreme.DataAnalysis
Assembly: Extreme.Numerics.Net40 (in Extreme.Numerics.Net40.dll) Version: 6.0.16073.0 (6.0.16312.0)
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public static CategoricalEncoding BackwardDifference(
	IIndex categoryIndex
)
Public Shared Function BackwardDifference ( 
	categoryIndex As IIndex
) As CategoricalEncoding
public:
static CategoricalEncoding^ BackwardDifference(
	IIndex^ categoryIndex
)
static member BackwardDifference : 
        categoryIndex : IIndex -> CategoricalEncoding

Parameters

categoryIndex
Type: Extreme.DataAnalysisIIndex
An index that specifies the levels.

Return Value

Type: CategoricalEncoding
Version Information

Numerical Libraries

Supported in: 6.0
See Also

Reference

CategoricalEncoding Class
BackwardDifference Overload
Extreme.DataAnalysis Namespace

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