sksurv.column.categorical_to_numeric#
- sksurv.column.categorical_to_numeric(table)[source]#
Encode categorical features as integers.
This function converts each category to a unique integer value.
- Parameters:
table (pandas.DataFrame or pandas.Series) – Data with categorical columns to encode.
- Returns:
encoded – The transformed data with categorical columns encoded as integers. The output type will be the same as the input type.
- Return type: