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package org.apache.mahout.math.stats;

import org.apache.hadoop.io.Writable;

/**
 * Describes the generic outline of how to compute AUC.  Currently there are two
 * implementations of this, one for computing a global estimate of AUC and the other
 * for computing average grouped AUC.  Grouped AUC is useful when misusing a classifier
 * as a recommendation system.
 */
public interface OnlineAuc extends Writable {
  double addSample(int category, String groupKey, double score);

  double addSample(int category, double score);

  double auc();

  void setPolicy(GlobalOnlineAuc.ReplacementPolicy policy);

  void setWindowSize(int windowSize);
}