Project 1: File Formats

Let 
   n be the number of dimensions
   m be the number of points in the dataset
   r be the number of reference points in the dataset

Benchmark-files

  <benchmark-file> := <benchmark-name>
                      <dim> <#points> <#ref-points>
                      ref-points: <ref-point>^r
                      other_points: <point>^(m-r)
                      [display: <display-specification>]

  <ref-point> := <pid> <number in [0,1]>^(n+2)
  <point> := <pid> <number in [0,1]>^n
  <pid>   := <3-char-string>

  

  <solution-file> := 
                  benchmark: <benchmark-name>
                  author:  <string up to 20 characters>
                  error: <average error per pair of points>
                  black_sheep: <pid> <maximum error per point>
                  white_sheep: <pid> <minimum error per point>
                  mapping:
                   (<pid> <real-number in [0,1]><real-number in [0,1]>)^m

  
last updated: Sept. 28, 2:40p