pysteps.verification.detcatscores.det_cat_fct_init¶

pysteps.verification.detcatscores.det_cat_fct_init(thr, axis=None)¶

Initialize a contingency table object.

Parameters:

thr : float

threshold that is applied to predictions and observations in order to define events vs no events (yes/no).

axis : None or int or tuple of ints, optional

Axis or axes along which a score is integrated. The default, axis=None, will integrate all of the elements of the input arrays.

If axis is -1 (or any negative integer), the integration is not performed and scores are computed on all of the elements in the input arrays.

If axis is a tuple of ints, the integration is performed on all of the axes specified in the tuple.

Returns: