get_estimator_class

infomeasure.get_estimator_class(measure=None, approach=None) → EstimatorType

Get estimator class based on the estimator name and approach.

This function returns the estimator class based on the measure and approach provided. If you want an instance of an estimator, initialized with data and parameters, use the functional interface estimator().

Parameters:

measurestr

The measure to estimate. Options: entropy, mutual_information, transfer_entropy, conditional_mutual_information, conditional_transfer_entropy. Aliases: h, mi, te, cmi, cte.

approachstr

The name of the estimator to use.

Returns:

class

The estimator class.

Raises:

ValueError

If the measure is not recognized.

ValueError

If the approach is not recognized.