MAE

java.lang.Object

net.simplace.sim.util.statistics.ErrorCalculationMethod

net.simplace.sim.util.statistics.MAE

public class MAE extends ErrorCalculationMethod

Methods for calculating the mean absolute error See D. Wallach, Working with Dynamic Crop Models, p. 22

Author:: Gunther Krauss

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.simplace.sim.util.statistics.ErrorCalculationMethod
count, sum
Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

MAE()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

void

addDataPair(double observed, double calculated)

Adds a pair of observed and calculated data to the list

String

getDescription()

Gets the full name or a short description of the error method

String

getLabel()

Gets the label of the calculation method

double

getValue()

Calculates the (error)value from the list of pairs

boolean

isBetter(double better, double worse)

Checks if the first value is better than the second value with respect to the calcualtion method.

Methods inherited from class net.simplace.sim.util.statistics.ErrorCalculationMethod
getWorstValue, init

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- MAE
  
  public MAE()
Method Details
- addDataPair
  
  public void addDataPair(double observed, double calculated)
  
  Description copied from class: ErrorCalculationMethod
  
  Adds a pair of observed and calculated data to the list
  
  Specified by:
  
  addDataPair in class ErrorCalculationMethod
- getValue
  
  public double getValue()
  
  Description copied from class: ErrorCalculationMethod
  
  Calculates the (error)value from the list of pairs
  
  Specified by:
  
  getValue in class ErrorCalculationMethod
  
  Returns:
  
  errorvalue
- isBetter
  
  public boolean isBetter(double better, double worse)
  
  Description copied from class: ErrorCalculationMethod
  
  Checks if the first value is better than the second value with respect to the calcualtion method.
  
  Specified by:
  
  isBetter in class ErrorCalculationMethod
  
  Returns:
  
  true if first value is better than second
- getLabel
  
  public String getLabel()
  
  Description copied from class: ErrorCalculationMethod
  
  Gets the label of the calculation method
  
  Specified by:
  
  getLabel in class ErrorCalculationMethod
  
  Returns:
  
  label
- getDescription
  
  public String getDescription()
  
  Description copied from class: ErrorCalculationMethod
  
  Gets the full name or a short description of the error method
  
  Overrides:
  
  getDescription in class ErrorCalculationMethod
  
  Returns:
  
  description or full name