# Metric

Mother class for all metrics.

## Attributes

- **bigger\_is\_better**

  Indicate if a high value is better than a low one or not.
- **works\_with\_weights**

  Indicate whether the model takes into consideration the effect of sample weights

## Methods

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> **get**
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> Return the current value of the metric.

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> **is\_better\_than**
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> Indicate if the current metric is better than another one.
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> **Parameters**
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> - **other**

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> **revert**
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> Revert the metric.
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> **Parameters**
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> - **y\_true**
> - **y\_pred**

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> **update**
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> Update the metric.
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> **Parameters**
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> - **y\_true**
> - **y\_pred**

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> **works\_with**
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> Indicates whether or not a metric can work with a given model.
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> **Parameters**
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> - **model** — `base.Estimator`