Validation Variables
====================

Variables for the :doc:`/api/spy4cast.spy4cast.Validation` methodology that can be accessed for plotting.


.. table::
    :class: variables-table

    +-------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
    | VARIABLE                      | MEANING                                                                                        | DIMENSION LENGTH                        |
    +===============================+================================================================================================+=========================================+
    | .psi                          | Psi calculated with the training MCA data.                                                     | 1 x training_y_ns x training_z_ns       |
    +-------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
    | .zhat                         | Zhat predicted for the predictand.                                                             | 1 x validating_z_ns x validating_z_time |
    +-------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
    | .r_z_zhat_t_accumulated_modes | Correlation in time for accumlating all modes selected (nm) between z and zhat.                | 1 x valudating_z_nt                     |
    +-------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
    | .p_z_zhat_t_accumulated_modes | Pvalue of the correlation in time for accumlating all modes selected (nm) between z and zhat.  | 1 x valudating_z_nt                     |
    +-------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
    | .r_z_zhat_s_accumulated_modes | Correlation in space for accumlating all modes selected (nm) between z and zhat.               | 1 x valudating_z_ns                     |
    +-------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
    | .p_z_zhat_s_accumulated_modes | Pvalue of the correlation in space for accumlating all modes selected (nm) between z and zhat. | 1 x valudating_z_ns                     |
    +-------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+

.. table::
    :class: variables-table

    +----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
    | VARIABLE             | MEANING                                                               | TYPE                                       |
    +======================+=======================================================================+============================================+
    | .validating_dsy      | Preprocessed dataset that was introduced as validating predictor.     | Preprocess                                 |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
    | .validating_dsz      | Preprocessed dataset that was introduced as validating predictand.    | Preprocess                                 |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
    | .training_mca        | MCA used for training.                                                | MCA                                        |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+