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title: naiveBayesClassifier.naiveBayes() function
description: >
  `naiveBayesClassifier.naiveBayes()` performs a naive Bayes classification.
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`naiveBayesClassifier.naiveBayes()` performs a naive Bayes classification.



##### Function type signature

```js
(
    <-tables: stream[{C with _time: time, _measurement: E, _field: D}],
    myClass: string,
    myField: A,
    myMeasurement: B,
) => stream[F] where A: Equatable, B: Equatable, D: Equatable, E: Equatable, F: Record
```

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## Parameters

### myMeasurement
({{< req >}})
Measurement to use as training data.



### myField
({{< req >}})
Field to use as training data.



### myClass
({{< req >}})
Class to classify against.



### tables

Input data. Default is piped-forward data (`<-`).