source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Algorithms.DataAnalysis/3.4/GaussianProcess/ICovarianceFunction.cs @ 8803

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using System.Collections.Generic;
using HeuristicLab.Core;

namespace HeuristicLab.Algorithms.DataAnalysis {
  public interface ICovarianceFunction : IItem {
    int GetNumberOfParameters(int numberOfVariables);
    void SetParameter(double[] hyp);
    double GetCovariance(double[,] x, int i, int j, IEnumerable<int> columnIndices = null);
    IEnumerable<double> GetGradient(double[,] x, int i, int j, IEnumerable<int> columnIndices = null);
    double GetCrossCovariance(double[,] x, double[,] xt, int i, int j, IEnumerable<int> columnIndices = null);
  }
}