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SDGLM (version 0.4.0)

hamming_distance: Normalized Hamming Distance

Description

Computes the proportion of mismatches between two binary or factor vectors of equal length.

Usage

hamming_distance(beta_star, beta_init)

Value

Scalar in [0,1] giving the fraction of differing positions.

Arguments

beta_star

Target vector (true value).

beta_init

Initial/candidate vector.

Examples

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hamming_distance(c(1, 0, 1, 0), c(1, 1, 1, 0))  # 0.25

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